stop short

stop short 基本解释

突然停止

词组短语

1、stop short of 决定不做某事

2、stop short at 短停在

3、stop short of doing 停滞不前

4、stop short of doing sth （几乎就要做某事，但最终）没有做……

5、stop short of saying 别说了

stop short 用法和例句

1、to stop short and turn restively from side to side balk

停止不前且踌躇不前畏缩不前

2、I may not like her but I would stop short of calling her names.

我可能不喜欢她, 但我不会再骂她了。

3、A clock does not stop short at the precise moment when the key is lost.

挂钟不会正在钥匙丢失的那会儿突然停摆的。

4、In fact, the submission appears to stop short of taking such an extreme position.

事实上，屈服看起来能缓解如此这般极端的状况。

5、Several times I put my thumb on the switch of the flashlight, but each time I stop short of turning it on.

有好几次我都想打开手电筒, 但最终没有这样做。

重点词汇

stop vi. 停止；中断；逗留；（使）停止工作 vt. 塞住；堵塞；阻挠；止付 n. 停止；（管风琴的）音栓；停车站；（管风琴的）音管

short adj. 短的，短暂的；矮的；短缺的；短期的 adv. 突然；唐突地；简短地；横贯地 n. 短裤；短路；缺乏 vt. 故意少给…的零头，骗取 vi. 短路