To cease movement or action.
She stopped the car to check the map.
她停下車來查看地圖。
To cease continuing an activity.
The noise outside made it hard to stop working.
外面的噪音讓人難以停止工作。
To bring to an end or conclusion.
The rain finally stopped.
雨終於停了。
To prevent from doing or happening.
They couldn't stop the rumors from spreading.
他們無法阻止謠言的傳播。
To pause temporarily for a break.
We stopped for a rest at the park.
我們在公園停下來休息。
To cease functioning or working.
The clock stopped working after the battery died.
電池沒電後,鐘就停止工作了。
To pay a brief visit, especially to a house.
Can I stop by your house on my way home?
我回家的路上可以順便去你家嗎?
To halt the payment of money.
The bank stopped the check.
銀行止付了這張支票。
To block or close an opening.
Please stop up the leak in the pipe.
請堵住管子裡的漏洞。
A regular place where a vehicle picks up or drops off passengers.
This is your stop, please exit the bus.
這是您的站點,請下車。
The action of stopping or the state of being stopped.
After several stops, we finally reached our destination.
經過幾次停靠,我們終於到達了目的地。
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.