"come to a halt" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 停下来
• 停止

Definition

指突然停止移动或结束，常用于描述车辆、机器或活动被中断或终止的情形。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

可正式或非正式使用，常搭配“车辆”、“交通”、“活动”等。比单纯的“停”多出突然或逐渐中断的意味。

Examples

The car came to a halt at the red light.

汽车在红灯前**停下来**了。

The music suddenly came to a halt.

音乐突然**停止了**。

All the work on the project came to a halt last week.

所有项目的工作上周**停了下来**。

The noisy conversation finally came to a halt when the teacher walked in.

老师一进来，吵闹的谈话终于**停了下来**。

My plans for a vacation came to a halt when I got sick.

我生病后，度假计划**暂停了**。

Everything in the city came to a halt during the big storm.

大风暴期间，城市里的一切都**停了下来**。