Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #359
stop
停；停止
To cease moving; to no longer continue.
- 1.
To cease moving.
停止移动。
- 2.
Not to continue.
不再继续。
- 3.
To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.
使(某物)停止移动或前进。
- 4.
To cease; to no longer continue.
停止；不再继续。
- 5.
To cause (something) to come to an end.
使(某物)结束。
- 6.
To close or block an opening.
关闭或堵塞开口。
- 7.
To adjust the aperture of a camera lens.
调整相机镜头的光圈。
- 8.
To stay; to spend a short time; to reside or tarry temporarily.
停留；逗留；临时居住或暂住。
- 9.
To regulate the sounds of (musical strings, etc.) by pressing them against the fingerboard with the finger, or otherwise shortening the vibrating part.
通过手指将(琴弦等)按在指板上或以其他方式缩短振动部分来调节声音。
- 10.
To make fast; to stopper.
使牢固；用塞子塞住。
- 11.
To pronounce (a phoneme) as a stop.
将(音素)发成塞音。
- 12.
To delay the purchase or sale of (a stock) while agreeing the price for later.
推迟买卖(股票),但同意稍后确定价格。
- 13.
To take out of service for repair, servicing or examination.
停用以进行修理、维护或检查。
- 14.
To quit partaking in the use of or participation in (something).
停止使用或参与(某事)。
使停止；使结束；堵塞；堵住；停留；暂住；按（弦）调节音；调节（相机镜头）光圈
In use
The rain finally stopped, so we went for a walk in the park.
Please stop talking during the movie.
They stopped work at noon and had lunch together.
Verb forms
base stop · third person stops · -ing stopping · past stopped · past participle stopped
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- stop smoking
- 戒烟；停止吸烟
- My father managed to stop smoking after twenty years.我父亲在抽了二十年烟之后成功戒了烟。
- stop someone from doing something
- 阻止某人做某事
- The rain didn't stop us from going on the trip.下雨并没有阻止我们出行。
- stop the spread of something
- 阻止某事的传播或蔓延
- Washing your hands can help stop the spread of the virus.洗手有助于阻止病毒传播。
- stop by
- 顺便拜访；顺路到访
- I'll stop by the library on my way home.我回家路上会顺便去一下图书馆。
- stop short of (doing) something
- 差一点做某事；未走到那一步
- The company stopped short of recalling the product.这家公司最终没有采取召回产品的措施。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 stop：字母 o 像红灯，p 像拦车杆，红灯亮、杆落下，就得停止；也可联想‘堵住’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、路标与警示牌、书面说明、课堂指令 作为动词表示“停止”时，通常属于中性常用词，日常口语和一般书面语中都很自然；正式文体中也可使用。实际使用中根据搭配选择，比如‘stop doing something’表示不再继续，而‘stop someone’表示使某人停下来。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 stop (/stɒp/) 押韵：top, hop, pop, shop, slop，它们都发 /ɒp/。但注意，stoop (/stuːp/) 虽然拼写相似，但发音不同，发长音 /uː/，不与 stop 押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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