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停止 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abeyance noun Expectancy; a condition when an ownership of real property is undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title.
  • arrest verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
  • cessation noun The stopping of something, whether temporary or permanent.
  • moratorium noun An official, temporary halt to an activity or agreement.
  • offline adj Not connected to a network, especially the internet.
  • standstill noun A complete stop; a state where nothing is moving or progressing.
  • suspend verb To stop something temporarily, meaning to start it again later.

Senses

停止 is used for these senses in English:

  • abeyance Suspension; temporary suppression; dormant condition. [Mid 17th century]
  • arrest The condition of being stopped, standstill.
  • cessation (formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.
  • offline Of a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or a computer which is not connected to the Internet or to any other communications service.
  • standstill Complete immobility; a halt.
  • suspend To discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event.

abeyance — full definition

  1. noun Expectancy; a condition when an ownership of real property is undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title.
  2. noun Suspension; temporary suppression; dormant condition.
  3. noun Expectancy of a noble or armigeral title, its right in existence but its exercise suspended.

arrest — full definition

  1. verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
  2. verb To stop or slow down a process or movement.
  3. noun The act of taking someone into legal custody.

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