vt.

1. 停止；中止，止住[+v-ing]
   It has stopped raining.

   雨停了。

2. 阻止，阻挡[O4][（+from）]
   The policemen stopped the fight.

   警察制止了这场斗殴。

   The heavy snow stopped him from coming to our party.

   那场大雪使他未能前来参加我们的聚会。

3. 塞住；堵塞；填塞[（+up）]
   We stopped the leak in the gas pipe by means of lead.

   我们用铅堵塞了煤气管上的漏洞。

4. 断绝；止付；扣留
   The boss has stopped my wages.

   老板已停发我的工资。

5. 用手指压（乐器的孔、弦）

vi.

1. 停止；中止
   Stop for a while and take a rest.

   停一会儿休息休息。

   My watch has stopped.

   我的表停了。

2. 停下来（做别的事）[+to-v]
   He stopped to listen to her talking.

   他停下来听她说话。

3. 【口】逗留；歇宿；（偶然）过访[Q]
   On my way home I stopped at my aunt's.

   回家途中我顺便到姑妈那儿去了一会儿。

   He stopped at a hotel for the night.

   他在一家旅馆过夜。

4. 踌躇[（+at）]
5. 被塞住[（+up）]

n.[C]

1. 停止；中止；终止；停车
   The train came to a stop.

   火车停了下来。

2. 停车站
   I'll get off at the next stop.

   我下一站下车。

3. 【英】标点（特指句号）
4. 逗留；歇宿
   We made a stop in Tokyo.

   我们在东京停留了一下。

5. 塞住；阻碍
6. 【摄】光圈
7. 【语】塞音
8. （风琴等的）音栓，琴柱

v.

1. come or cause to come to an end.
   ▸discontinue an action, practice, or habit.
2. prevent from happening or from doing something.
   ▸instruct a bank to withhold payment on (a cheque).
   ▸refuse to supply as usual.
   ▸Boxing  defeat (an opponent) by a knockout.
3. cease or cause to cease moving or operating.
   ▸(of a bus or train) call at a designated place to pick up or set down passengers.
   ▸Brit. informal stay somewhere for a short time.
4. block or close up (a hole or leak).
   ▸plug the upper end of (an organ pipe), giving a note an octave lower.
5. obtain the required pitch from (the string of a violin or similar instrument) by pressing at the appropriate point with the finger.

n.

1. an act of stopping.
   ▸a place designated for a bus or train to stop.
2. an object or part of a mechanism which prevents movement.
   ▸Bridge  a high card that prevents the opponents from establishing a particular suit.
   ▸Nautical  a stopper.
3. Phonetics  a consonant produced with complete closure of the vocal tract.
4. a set of organ pipes of a particular tone and range of pitch.
   ▸ (also stop knob) a knob, lever, etc. in an organ or harpsichord which brings into play a set of pipes or strings of a particular tone and range of pitch.
5. Photography  the effective diameter of a lens.
   ▸a device for reducing this.
   ▸a unit of change of relative aperture or exposure.