单词 | halt |
释义 | halt halt1 /hawlt/, v.i. 1. to stop; cease moving, operating, etc., either permanently or temporarily: They halted for lunch and strolled about. v.t. 2. to cause to stop temporarily or permanently; bring to a stop: They halted operations during contract negotiations. n. 3. a temporary or permanent stop. interj. 4. (used as a command to stop and stand motionless, as to marching troops or to a fleeing suspect.) [1615-25; from the phrase make halt for G halt machen. See HOLD1] Syn. 2. See stop. 3. cessation, suspension, standstill, stoppage. halt2 —haltless, adj. /hawlt/, v.i. 1. to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble. 2. to be in doubt; waver between alternatives; vacillate. 3. Archaic. to be lame; walk lamely; limp. adj. 4. Archaic. lame; limping. n. 5. Archaic. lameness; a limp. 6. (used with a pl. v.) lame people, esp. severely lamed ones (usually prec. by the): the halt and the blind. [bef. 900; ME; OE healt; c. OHG halz, ON haltr, Goth halts, akin to L clades damage, loss] |
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