英语常用词辨析 词汇精选：halt的用法和辨析

词汇精选：halt的用法和辨析  

一、详细释义：,n.,停止，阻止，暂停 [C],例句：,The elevator creaked to a halt at the ground floor.,电梯嘎吱一声停在了一楼。,例句：,Her political career came to a halt in December 1988.,她的政治生涯于1988年12月彻底结束了。,【英】小火车站（只有站台）[C],v.,（使）停止；（使）终止 [I,T],例句：,The soldiers halted for a few minutes.,士兵们停了几分钟。,例句：,The officer halted his troops.,那个军官命令他的部队停止前进。,二、词义辨析：,cease,pause,stop,halt,quit,这些动词均含有“停止”之意。cease指逐渐、徐徐中止某种状态的存在。书面用词。pause指暂时的、瞬间的停顿，隐含有再进行之意。stop指动作、运行、进展等被停下来，含突然、断然的意味。halt侧重突然地、决定性地终止、停止某一活动。 quit指最终彻底停止某事，有时暗示遭到失败或面临挫折。,三、相关短语：,grind to a halt,嘎地一声停下来(口语)慢慢停了下来,四、参考例句：,Firemen said halt to me.,消防员让我站住。,He never halt in his speech.,他说话从不吞吞吐吐。,The car came to a sudden halt.,汽车突然停住了。,The elevator creaked to a halt at the ground floor.,电梯嘎吱一声停在了一楼。,Who can halt Woods’ inexorable progress towards yet another championship?,谁能阻止伍兹势不可挡地向下一个冠军冲击？,He criticised the government for failing to halt economic decline.,他批评政府未能遏止经济下滑。,The lift came to a halt with a loud 'ding'.,电梯“丁”一声停下了。,Her political career came to a halt in December 1988.,她的政治生涯于1988年12月彻底结束了。,It’s time to call a halt to vandalism.,现在是要求人们停止破坏文物的时候了。,Civil rights lawyers tried to halt the deportations.,民权律师试图阻止这些驱逐行为。