stop/stɒp $ stɑːp/

n. a place where a bus or train stops for its passengers

v.

➊ (make sth) no longer continue to do sth

➋ prevent sb from doing sth or prevent sth from happening

➭pt., pp. & ing. -pp-

n. [C] （车）站：Kate got on the bus at the second stop. 凯特第二站上了公共汽车。

v.

➊ [I; T] （使）停，（使）停止：The car stopped at the traffic lights. 小车在交通信号灯前停了下来。

◇[stop for sth] Let's stop for a break. 让我们停下来休息一会吧。

◇The police stopped the car. 警察截住了那辆车。

◇Stop the thief! 抓贼！

◇[stop doing sth] Little Kate stopped crying when her mother was back. 妈妈回来后小凯特停止了哭喊。

◇[stop to do sth = stop and do sth] Shall we stop to watch TV? 我们可以停下来去看电视吗？

➋ [T] 阻止，防止：They are taking steps to stop pollution. 他们正在采取措施阻止污染。

◇[stop sb (from) doing sth] He tried to stop me from leaving. 他试图阻止我离开。

come to a stop 停下：Don't open doors before the train has come to a stop. 火车停下之前不要开门。

stop

non-stop

stopwatch

音组-op/-ɒp $ -ɑːp/

stop; cop; crop; drop; mop; pop; shop; top

常犯错误

✗ It's late. We should stop to study and go to bed.

✓ It's late. We should stop studying and go to bed. 很晚了，我们应该停止学习去睡觉了。

[✌stop doing sth 停下在做的事情；stop to do sth 停下去做另外一件事，也可以表达为stop and do sth]