stopper

stop·per

S0781200 (stŏp′ər)n.1. A device, such as a cork or plug, that is inserted to close an opening.2. One that causes something to stop: a conversation stopper.3. Games A card or cards enabling one to prevent one's opponents from winning all the tricks in a particular suit in a hand of bridge.4. Baseball A relief pitcher, especially one called upon to protect a lead.5. Sports a. A player who excels on defense, as in basketball.b. In soccer, a defensive player who plays behind the center midfielder and often guards the opponent's best forward. Also called center back.c. A goalie.tr.v. stop·pered, stop·per·ing, stop·pers To close with or as if with a stopper.

stopper

(ˈstɒpə) n1. Also: stopple a plug or bung for closing a bottle, pipe, duct, etc2. a person or thing that stops or puts an end to something3. (Bridge) bridge another name for stop³⁹vb (tr) Also: stopple to close or fit with a stopper

stop•per

(ˈstɒp ər)

n. 1. a person or thing that stops. 2. a plug, cork, bung, or other piece for closing a bottle, tube, drain, etc. v.t. 3. to close or secure with a stopper. [1470–80]

stopper

Past participle: stoppered
Gerund: stoppering

Imperative
stopper
stopper

Present
I stopper
you stopper
he/she/it stoppers
we stopper
you stopper
they stopper

Preterite
I stoppered
you stoppered
he/she/it stoppered
we stoppered
you stoppered
they stoppered

Present Continuous
I am stoppering
you are stoppering
he/she/it is stoppering
we are stoppering
you are stoppering
they are stoppering

Present Perfect
I have stoppered
you have stoppered
he/she/it has stoppered
we have stoppered
you have stoppered
they have stoppered

Past Continuous
I was stoppering
you were stoppering
he/she/it was stoppering
we were stoppering
you were stoppering
they were stoppering

Past Perfect
I had stoppered
you had stoppered
he/she/it had stoppered
we had stoppered
you had stoppered
they had stoppered

Future
I will stopper
you will stopper
he/she/it will stopper
we will stopper
you will stopper
they will stopper

Future Perfect
I will have stoppered
you will have stoppered
he/she/it will have stoppered
we will have stoppered
you will have stoppered
they will have stoppered

Future Continuous
I will be stoppering
you will be stoppering
he/she/it will be stoppering
we will be stoppering
you will be stoppering
they will be stoppering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been stoppering
you have been stoppering
he/she/it has been stoppering
we have been stoppering
you have been stoppering
they have been stoppering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been stoppering
you will have been stoppering
he/she/it will have been stoppering
we will have been stoppering
you will have been stoppering
they will have been stoppering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been stoppering
you had been stoppering
he/she/it had been stoppering
we had been stoppering
you had been stoppering
they had been stoppering

Conditional
I would stopper
you would stopper
he/she/it would stopper
we would stopper
you would stopper
they would stopper

Past Conditional
I would have stoppered
you would have stoppered
he/she/it would have stoppered
we would have stoppered
you would have stoppered
they would have stoppered

stopper

One of two centerbacks.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stopper - an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets downshowstopper, show-stopperroutine, number, act, bit, turn - a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did"
	2.	stopper - a remark to which there is no polite conversational replyconversation stoppercomment, remark, input - a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"
	3.	stopper - (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit; "if my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump"bridge - any of various card games based on whist for four playersplaying card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games
	4.	stopper - blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightlyplug, stoppleblockage, stoppage, occlusion, closure, block, stop - an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"bung, spile - a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flaskbottle cork, cork - the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)drainplug - a removable plug for holding water in a tub or basinearplug - a plug of cotton, wax, or rubber that is fitted into the ear canal for protection against the entry of water or loud noisefipple - a wooden plug forming a flue pipe (as the mouthpiece of a recorder)tampion, tompion - plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisturetampon - plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood)spigot, tap - a plug for a bunghole in a cask
Verb	1.	stopper - close or secure with or as if with a stopper; "She stoppered the wine bottle"; "The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers"stoppleplug, stop up, secure - fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak"

stopper

noun cork, top, cap, plug, lid, bung a bottle of colourless liquid sealed with a cork stopper

stopper

nounSomething used to fill a hole, space, or container:choke, cork, fill, plug, stop.

Translations

塞子

stop

(stop) – past tense, past participle stopped – verb1. to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc. He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus. 停止 停止2. to prevent from doing something. We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time. 阻止 阻止3. to discontinue or cease eg doing something. That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining. 停 停4. to block or close. He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him. 堵塞 堵塞5. to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note. (音樂)按(孔)、按(弦)以改變音調 （音乐）按（孔）、按（弦）以改变音调 6. to stay. Will you be stopping long at the hotel? 停留 停留 noun1. an act of stopping or state of being stopped. We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day. 暫停(談話或工作，以稍作休息)，(旅途中)停下來休息 停留，逗留 2. a place for eg a bus to stop. a bus stop. 停靠站(大眾交通工具) 停车站3. in punctuation, a full stop. Put a stop at the end of the sentence. 句號 句号4. a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ. (管樂器的)指孔 （管风琴的）音栓，音节栓 5. a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position. a door-stop. 止動塊 阻塞物，挡块 ˈstoppage (-pidʒ) noun (an) act of stopping or state or process of being stopped. The building was at last completed after many delays and stoppages. 停止，中止 停止，中止 ˈstopper noun an object, eg a cork, that is put into the neck of a bottle, jar, hole etc to close it. 塞子 塞子ˈstopping noun a filling in a tooth. One of my stoppings has come out. (補牙用)填料 （补牙用）填料 ˈstopcock noun a tap and valve for controlling flow of liquid through a pipe. 管閂 管闩ˈstopgap noun a person or thing that fills a gap in an emergency. He was made headmaster as a stopgap till a new man could be appointed; (also adjective) stopgap arrangements. 臨時代替者或代用品 临时代替者或代用品ˈstopwatch noun a watch with a hand that can be stopped and started, used in timing a race etc. 碼錶 秒表，跑表 put a stop to to prevent from continuing. We must put a stop to this waste. 制止 制止stop at nothing to be willing to do anything, however dishonest etc, in order to get something. He'll stop at nothing to get what he wants. 竭盡所能達到目的 无所不为，不择手段 stop dead to stop completely. I stopped dead when I saw him. 完全停住（靜止） 突然停住stop off to make a halt on a journey etc. We stopped off at Edinburgh to see the castle. 中途停留 中途停留stop over to make a stay of a night or more: We're planning to stop over in Amsterdam ( noun ˈstop-over) 留宿 留宿stop up to block. Some rubbish got into the drain and stopped it up. 堵塞 堵塞