"put a stop to" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 制止
• 停止

Definition

使某事（通常是不希望或有害的事情）停止继续发生。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个短语较正式，常用于描述采取措施终止负面或有害的情况，如“制止欺凌”。不是用于描述普通活动的结束。

Examples

The teacher decided to put a stop to the noise in the classroom.

老师决定**制止**教室里的噪音。

The manager will put a stop to the late arrivals.

经理将**制止**迟到现象。

We need to put a stop to this problem before it gets worse.

我们需要在问题变严重前**制止**它。

It’s time we put a stop to all this gossip at work.

我们该**制止**工作中的这些八卦了。

Parents finally put a stop to their kids fighting over the TV.

父母终于**制止了**孩子们为电视打架。

The city hopes new laws will put a stop to illegal dumping.

市政府希望新法律能够**制止**非法倾倒垃圾。