| 释义 |
call a halt to (something) call a halt to (something)To order the end or stoppage of something. Stop all printing—the boss has called a halt to this project!See also: call, haltcall a halt to somethingto demand that something be stopped. We must call a halt to this childish behavior. The manager called a halt to all overtime.See also: call, haltcall a haltOrder something stopped, as in It was getting too dark to see the ball, so the referee called a halt to the match, or They'd played the march four times, so the conductor called a halt to the rehearsal. [Late 1800s] See also: call, haltcall a ˈhalt (to something) stop an activity: We must call a halt to people leaving work early without permission.See also: call, halt |