halted
halted — 動詞
- haltedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- halteds3rd person singular
- halteding-ing form
- haltededpast simple
1. to stop moving forward, or to make a person, vehicle, or activity stop going ahe
停止；中斷
使移動或活動停下來
to stop moving forward, or to make a person, vehicle, or activity stop going ahead
The bus halted suddenly when a dog darted across the road.
一隻狗突然衝過馬路，公車猛然停了下來。
intransitive: subject halts by itself
Noa halted the meeting after the fire alarm went off.
火警鈴響了之後，Noa 中斷了會議。
transitive: halt + noun phrase
The government halted all flights from the affected region.
政府停止了來自受影響地區的所有航班。
Yuki halted mid-sentence when she noticed everyone staring at her.
Yuki 注意到大家都盯著她看，話說到一半就停了下來。
Construction work was halted until the safety inspection was finished.
在安全檢查完成之前，建築工程被暫停了。
passive: be halted + until clause
- halt production
- halt construction
- halt immediately
- halt abruptly
- halt traffic
文法句型
halt + noun phrase
halt + verb-ing
halt + at/in + place
用法筆記
More formal than 'stop'. Often used for official orders, sudden interruptions, or large-scale operations being suspended.
常見錯誤
halted — 名詞
1. a pause or break in movement, work, or progress, usually one that is not meant t
停頓；中止
暫時的停止或中斷
a pause or break in movement, work, or progress, usually one that is not meant to last
The train came to a halt just outside the station.
火車在車站外不遠處停了下來。
come to a halt: stop moving
Heavy snow brought the city to a halt for two days.
大雪讓城市癱瘓了兩天。
bring something to a halt: cause to stop
Production ground to a halt after the power cut.
停電之後，生產陷入停頓。
Vikram called for a halt to the building work until the plans were approved.
Vikram 要求在建設計畫獲得批准前暫停施工。
call for a halt to: demand a stop
The talks lurched to a halt over the wage dispute.
談判因薪資爭議而踉蹌中斷。
- come to a halt
- bring to a halt
- grind to a halt
- call a halt
- screech to a halt
文法句型
come to a halt
bring something to a halt
grind to a halt
call a halt to something
用法筆記
Almost always used in fixed phrases: 'come to a halt', 'bring to a halt', 'grind to a halt', 'call a halt'. Rarely appears on its own without one of these verbs.
常見錯誤
halted — 形容詞
- haltedpositive
- more haltedcomparative
- most haltedsuperlative
1. walking in an uneven way because one leg or foot is injured, weak, or painful
跛行的
因腿傷而走路一瘸一拐
walking in an uneven way because one leg or foot is injured, weak, or painful
Grandfather's halted gait meant the short walk to the park took twenty minutes.
祖父跛行的步伐意味著走去公園短短的路程要花上二十分鐘。
Harper noticed the dog's halted gait and took it to the vet.
Harper 注意到那隻狗跛行的步伐，便帶牠去看獸醫。
halted gait: a limping manner of walking
After the riding accident, Mira walked with a halted step for months.
騎馬事故之後，Mira 跛行了好幾個月。
The medic noted the soldier's halted gait and pulled him from the morning drill.
醫護人員注意到那名士兵跛行的步伐，便將他從晨間操練中拉了出來。
- halted gait
- halted step
- halted walk
- halted stride
文法句型
halted gait
halted step
halted walk
用法筆記
Rare in modern English. This sense comes from a different root than the 'stop' meaning (Old English 'healt' = lame). Most speakers today would say 'limping' or 'lame' instead.
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常見搭配
常用片語
- come to a halt
- bring to a halt
- grind to a halt
- call a halt
- screech to a halt