To cease movement or action.
She stopped the car to check the map.
她停下车来查看地图。
To cease continuing an activity.
The noise outside made it hard to stop working.
外面的噪音让人难以停止工作。
To bring to an end or conclusion.
The rain finally stopped.
雨终于停了。
To prevent from doing or happening.
They couldn't stop the rumors from spreading.
他们无法阻止谣言的传播。
To pause temporarily for a break.
We stopped for a rest at the park.
我们在公园停下来休息。
To cease functioning or working.
The clock stopped working after the battery died.
电池没电后,钟就停止工作了。
To pay a brief visit, especially to a house.
Can I stop by your house on my way home?
我回家的路上可以顺便去你家吗?
To halt the payment of money.
The bank stopped the check.
银行止付了这张支票。
To block or close an opening.
Please stop up the leak in the pipe.
请堵住管子里的漏洞。
A regular place where a vehicle picks up or drops off passengers.
This is your stop, please exit the bus.
这是您的站点,请下车。
The action of stopping or the state of being stopped.
After several stops, we finally reached our destination.
经过几次停靠,我们终于到达了目的地。
The punctuation mark (.) used at the end of a sentence.
A set of pipes in an organ that produce sound.
A lever or button on an organ that controls the sound of pipes.
A speech sound produced by stopping the airflow and then releasing it.