Word

halt

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雅思
/hɔlt/
n&v (途中)暂停,停止,终止
记忆: h + alt(高音) → 高处不胜寒, 该停下来了 → 停住
例句:Heavy snowfalls brought traffic to a halt (= made it stop moving ).(大雪使得交通陷于停顿。);The World Championship was brought to a temporary halt (= was stopped from continuing ).(世界锦标赛暂停举行。)
派生:halting;haltingly
短语:come to a halt;halt on;system halt
同近:desist from;come to a stop;break;stop;rest

同难度的词:sensible、sign、as、explicit、wreck、ravage、wreathe、impede、thesis、precedent、lofty、fridge

这些词都在「雅思」词表里,也可以按考试去背。