/hɔ:lt ||; hɔlt/noun [sing] a stop (that does not last very long) 暂停；停顿: Work came to a halt when the machine broke down. 机器坏了，工作停顿下来。 halt verb [I,T] (formal 正式) An accident halted the traffic in the town centre for half an hour. 一起事故令市中心的交通停顿了半个小时。 grind to a halt/standstill→GRIND¹