英语词汇“halt”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

halt1

/hɔːlt

verb

1Bring or come to an abrupt stop: [with object]: there is growing pressure to halt the bloodshed [no object]: she halted in mid sentence...

The whispered conversation had halted momentarily upon his abrupt arrival, but began again.
American companies will, in the next few years, come under intense political pressure to halt the loss of jobs to India and China.
Thailand's Nation mass media group said Tuesday it has been pressured to halt radio and TV broadcasts of political news and commentaries.

Synonyms

stop, come to a halt, come to a stop, come to a standstill, come to rest, pull up, draw up, stand still, draw to a stand

cease, stop, finish, discontinue, terminate, conclude, come to an end, come to a halt, come to a stop, draw to a close, come to a standstill, be over, be abandoned;

pause, be broken off, be suspended

terminate, end, stop, cease, finish, suspend, bring to a stop, bring to a close, bring to an end, put an end to, put a stop to, break off, wind up;

arrest, impede, check, curb, stem, staunch, block, stall, hold back

informal pull the plug on, put the kibosh on

1.1 [in imperative] Used as a military command to bring marching soldiers to a stop: company, halt!...

Company, halt!
"Right, left, right, left, right, left, halt." "About face." "Forward march."

noun

1A suspension of movement or activity, typically a temporary one: a halt in production a bus screeched to a halt...

While the inauguration of the mall was scheduled for 10.23 a.m., the crowd gathered an hour before bringing traffic movement to a halt.
All activity drew to a halt when Mom baked her cheesecake.
But that is apparently as close as it got before the anomalous signal brought the activities to a halt.

Synonyms

stop, standstill

cessation, termination, stoppage, stopping, close, end, discontinuation, discontinuance;

break, pause, interval, interruption, interlude, intermission, suspension, rest, respite, hiatus, breathing space, time out

informal breather

1.1British A minor stopping place on a local railway line.There are five halts along the line with an occasional passing loop in the event of more than one train running at the same time....

There is a new suburban railway line with excellent little halts by Martin Despang, and a new station for intercity ICE trains has been built on the Berlin-Hanover line.
A new railway halt, with maybe an extension of the Dart electrification, would provide the necessary fast link to the city centre.

Phrases

call a halt

Origin

Late 16th century: originally in the phrase make halt, from German haltmachen, from halten 'to hold'.

Rhymes

halt2

/hɔːlt

archaic

adjective

Lame: if a man were halt or hunch’d...

If a woman were blind, the good wonder-workers would give her back her eyes; if a man were halt, they would give him back his leg.
"He who is halt" clearly refers to Zar, who walks with a painful limp because of a leg injury he suffered many years before.

verb [no object]

Walk with a limp: he halted slightly in his walk...

Jacob steps forth to meet him halfway, alone, before an army, halting and limping and bowing down to the ground.
It was then perceptible that he halted slightly in his walk; and, indeed, he had been lame from his birth.

Origin

Old English healtian (verb), halt, healt (adjective), of Germanic origin.

单词	halt
释义	halt1 /hɔːlt / verb 1Bring or come to an abrupt stop: [with object]: there is growing pressure to halt the bloodshed [no object]: she halted in mid sentence... The whispered conversation had halted momentarily upon his abrupt arrival, but began again. American companies will, in the next few years, come under intense political pressure to halt the loss of jobs to India and China. Thailand's Nation mass media group said Tuesday it has been pressured to halt radio and TV broadcasts of political news and commentaries. Synonyms stop, come to a halt, come to a stop, come to a standstill, come to rest, pull up, draw up, stand still, draw to a stand cease, stop, finish, discontinue, terminate, conclude, come to an end, come to a halt, come to a stop, draw to a close, come to a standstill, be over, be abandoned; pause, be broken off, be suspended terminate, end, stop, cease, finish, suspend, bring to a stop, bring to a close, bring to an end, put an end to, put a stop to, break off, wind up; arrest, impede, check, curb, stem, staunch, block, stall, hold back informal pull the plug on, put the kibosh on 1.1 [in imperative] Used as a military command to bring marching soldiers to a stop: company, halt!... Company, halt! "Right, left, right, left, right, left, halt." "About face." "Forward march." noun 1A suspension of movement or activity, typically a temporary one: a halt in production a bus screeched to a halt... While the inauguration of the mall was scheduled for 10.23 a.m., the crowd gathered an hour before bringing traffic movement to a halt. All activity drew to a halt when Mom baked her cheesecake. But that is apparently as close as it got before the anomalous signal brought the activities to a halt. Synonyms stop, standstill cessation, termination, stoppage, stopping, close, end, discontinuation, discontinuance; break, pause, interval, interruption, interlude, intermission, suspension, rest, respite, hiatus, breathing space, time out informal breather 1.1British A minor stopping place on a local railway line.There are five halts along the line with an occasional passing loop in the event of more than one train running at the same time.... There is a new suburban railway line with excellent little halts by Martin Despang, and a new station for intercity ICE trains has been built on the Berlin-Hanover line. A new railway halt, with maybe an extension of the Dart electrification, would provide the necessary fast link to the city centre. Phrases call a halt Origin Late 16th century: originally in the phrase make halt, from German haltmachen, from halten 'to hold'. Rhymes assault, Balt, exalt, fault, malt, salt, smalt, vault halt2 /hɔːlt / archaic adjective Lame: if a man were halt or hunch’d... If a woman were blind, the good wonder-workers would give her back her eyes; if a man were halt, they would give him back his leg. "He who is halt" clearly refers to Zar, who walks with a painful limp because of a leg injury he suffered many years before. verb [no object] Walk with a limp: he halted slightly in his walk... Jacob steps forth to meet him halfway, alone, before an army, halting and limping and bowing down to the ground. It was then perceptible that he halted slightly in his walk; and, indeed, he had been lame from his birth. Origin Old English healtian (verb), halt, healt (adjective), of Germanic origin.
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