/hɔ:lt ||; hɔlt/noun
[sing] a stop (that does not last very long) 暂停;停顿:
Work came to a halt when the machine broke down.机器坏了,工作停顿下来。
haltverb [I,T] (formal 正式)
An accident halted the traffic in the town centre for half an hour.一起事故令市中心的交通停顿了半个小时。grind to a halt/standstill→GRIND¹