n (1)中斷(止)(temporary stop;pause)[U，a～]：Production/Work/The train came/was brought to a～.生產(chǎn)/工作/火車(chē)停止了。There was a～in the march.游行隊(duì)伍停下來(lái)了。〖同〗stop;
(2)鐵路車(chē)站(name of a) very small railway station (usu in the country)[C];
v (使)暫停((cause to) stop temporarily)[I，T+n](fml)：～to speak to sb 停下來(lái)對(duì)某人講話;(train)～at the station/the signals(火車(chē))在車(chē)站/見(jiàn)到信號(hào)停下來(lái);～inflation/car production/the troops 使通貨膨脹停止/汽車(chē)生產(chǎn)停止/部隊(duì)停下來(lái);The train was～ed.火車(chē)停了下來(lái)?！纪絪top，pause;〖反〗continue，begin，start;
call a halt (call a～to attacks)停止進(jìn)攻：When the children's play got too noisy their mother called a～.當(dāng)孩子們的游戲變得過(guò)分吵鬧時(shí)，他們的母親命令他們停下。
【辨異】halt與arrest、cease、stop和pause的區(qū)別見(jiàn)ARREST。