halt/hɔlt; hɔːlt/n [singular 单数] when something stops happening or moving for a period of time 停止﹐停住﹔暂停: come/grind to a halt The bus slowly ground to a halt. 巴士慢慢地停了下来。They decided to call a halt to the strike (=make it stop). 他们决定停止罢工。 —halt v [I,T] formal 【正式】: The city council has halted repair work on the subways. 市政委员会已经停止了地铁的修理作业。