halt /hɔ:lt/ I. vi.& vt. 停下来；使停下，制止：halt inflation 制止通货膨胀 I halted to speak to her. 我停下来跟她说话。 The soldiers halted for a few minutes. 士兵们停了几分钟。 ‖II. n. ［c］停止(主要用于一些动词的固定搭配)：He brought the car to a halt. 他把汽车停下。He decided to call a halt to all further discussion. 他决定要求中止进一步的讨论。The car came to a halt just in time to prevent an accident. 汽车恰好及时停下避免了一次车祸。
［辨析］与stop和cease辨见stop
