v (1)(使)停止(下)((cause to) cease moving，progressing，acting or operating)[I，I+prep，T+n，T+ing]：The rain/car has～ped. 雨/汽车已经停了。His watch has～ped. 他的表已经停了。～at a station/for a few minutes 在一车站停下/停几分钟;～a bicycle/a bus 停住自行车/大客车;～a machine停下机器;S～what you're doing. 停下你所做的事。～that noise/work/sb's gas supply 停止吵闹/工作/供应某人煤气;S～talking/smoking/working. 停止讲话/吸烟/工作。It～ped snowing. 雪停了。〖同〗stay，hold，discontinue，check;〖反〗start，begin，commerce，continue;

(2)阻止(prevent from)[T+n，T+n+prep(from)，T+-ing，C+n+-ing]：～the bleeding/the spread of a fire止住血/阻止火的蔓延;～sb's misconduct/the enemy's advance 阻止某人胡作非为/敌人的前进;～sb at the gate 在大门口拦住某人;～sb from getting into trouble/oneself from shouting at sb 阻止某人卷进麻烦/控制自己没有对某人喊叫起来;～sb's going/sb's telling others (～sb from going/telling others) 阻止某人前往/告诉别人;～sb smoking/making a scene 阻止某人抽烟/大吵大闹;〖同〗restrain，prevent，hinder，bar;〖反〗speed，assist，further，encourage;

(3)堵(阻)塞，填阻，封上(block or close by covering，filling，plugging，etc)[T+n，T+n+prep (with)，T+n+adv (up)，T+n+adv (up)+prep (with)]：～a hole in the tyre 补轮胎上的洞;There's something inside～ping the pipe. 里面有什么东西把管子堵塞了。～a leak in a pipe/a gap in a hedge 堵住管子的渗漏/补上篱笆上的豁口;～the cracks in the wall/the sink with cement 用水泥填补墙上的裂缝/塞住洗涤槽下水口;～one's ears with one's hands 用手堵住耳朵不听;～up the drain/the pipe/a mouse hole 堵塞下水道/管道/老鼠洞;have a tooth～ped (up) 把牙补一补;My nose is～ped up with the cold. 我的鼻子因感冒而不通气。〖同〗plug，close，block，seal，fill;〖反〗unplug，open，unseal;

(4)拒绝给予(提供)，扣留，停付(refuse to give or pay)[T+n，T+n+prep (from/out of)]：～sb's cheque/sb's salary 停止兑付支票/支付工资;Why has our electricity supply/gas/water been～ped? 为什么停止供给我们电/煤气/水? The cost must be～ped out of his salary/his money. 费用必须从他的工资/钱中扣除。The amount that you have to pay to the National Health Insurance is usually～ped from your wages. 那笔你不得不支付的国民健康保险费通常是从你的工资中扣除的。

(5)停(逗)留(remain;stay (for a short time))[I，I+prep](BrE，infml)：She won't take her coat off. She's not～ping. 她没脱外衣，因为她不准备多待。～at a hotel/a camp site for five days 在旅馆/露营地待五天;have to～(at) home/in tonight 今晚不得不待在家里;～for supper 留下吃晚饭;～to the end 待到结束;Is Jennie～ping to lunch? 珍妮要留下吃午饭吗?〖同〗stay，rest，dwell，lodge;

(6)按(乐器的孔或弦)以发出所要的音乐((music) close (a hole，eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin，etc) in order to play the note wanted)[T+n]：You can play a chord by～ping two strings simultaneously. 同时按两根弦你可以奏出和弦。

stop by/round (尤AmE) (v adv)串门儿(vi)：Don't forget to～by and have a talk. 别忘了来坐一坐，聊聊天。

stop off (at/in)(v adv)中途短暂停留(vi)：We'll～off for a few days in Paris to visit a friend. 我们途中顺便在巴黎逗留几天，看望一位朋友。

stop over (v adv)中途停留(尤指乘飞机旅行时) (vi)：We shall～over at a hotel for one night before going on to London. 我们将在一家饭店住一夜，然后去伦敦。

stop up(v adv)熬夜(vi)：Little children should not～up till midnight. 儿童不应该熬到半夜才去睡觉。

→′stoppage n 停工;停(中)止;阻(堵)塞;停付;扣除;′stoppages n 雇主从工资或薪水中扣除的款项;′stopping n 补牙的填充物;͵stopcock n 阀门，龙头;′stopgap n 临时代替的人或物，替补者;͵stop-′go n 通货膨胀和通货紧缩的相互交替;′stop-light n 交通灯，刹车灯;′stopover n 中途逗留;中途停留处;͵stop-′press n 报纸付印后临时插入的最新消息;′stop-watch n 计秒表，跑表;

n (1)停(中)止;阻止;堵(阻)塞;停(逗)留(act of stopping or state of being stopped)[C]：come to a sudden/full/complete～突然/完全/完全停下;cause a～in construction 造成建设停工;walk without a～不停地走;make a short～on the way/a journey 在路上/旅途中作短暂的停留;What about a～for food? 停下来吃点东西怎么样?〖同〗break，pause，rest，spell，end;〖反〗start，beginning;

(2)(汽车、火车)停车点(站)(place where buses，trains，etc regularly pick passengers up and put them down)[C]：a bus-～公共汽车站;a request～招手停车的汽车站;get off at the last～最后一站下车;The theatre is five～s from here. 剧院离此地五站路远。〖同〗station，terminal;

(3)标点符号，(尤指)句号(dot as a mark of punctuation，esp a full stop)[C]：The most used～s are . ， ? ; ： - . 最常用的标点符号是句号、逗号、问号、分号、冒号和连字符。put a～at the end of a sentence 在句末加句号;

(4)光圈(part of a camera which moves to control the amount of light entering)[C];

(5)(风琴的)音管(row of pipes in an organ that allows one to make a certain set of notes)[C];

(6)管乐器的音柱等(用来调音)(device in a musical instrument that one moves in order to change the pitch)[C];

(7)(语音)爆破音((phonetics) consonant formed by completely stopping the outgoing breath (eg/p，b，t，d，k，g/))[C]：/ɡ/is a stop (consonant). /ɡ/是爆破音。

【辨异】stop与arrest、cease、check、halt和pause的区别见ARREST。