释义 |
stop·ping \ˈstäpiŋ, -pēŋ\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of stoppen 1. : the act of one that stops < a violinist whose stopping is phenomenal > 2. : material for stopping up or filling in a fissure or cavity : filling, packing < the fleeting glimpse of gold stopping in his side teeth — Margery Allingham > 3. : a partition or door (as in a mine) to direct or prevent an air current 4. : the placing of punctuation marks : punctuation 5. : the solid end of an archery pile |