stop
单词辨析：
普通用词，指迅速或突然地中止某一行为、活动或状态；后接动名词时，表示直接停止做某事；后接动词不定式时，表示停下来去做某事。
The machine stopped working.
机器停止运转了。
Seeing a man lying on the road, the driver stopped his car.
司机发现路上躺着一个人，便急忙刹车。
I stopped to see what had happened.
我停下来去看发生了什么事。
指逐渐结束某一活动或状态，常含永久性终止之意，后接动名词或动词不定式均可，且意思基本不变。
The old woman ceased breathing the night before.
老妇人前一天晚上停止了呼吸。
Both sides agreed to cease the war.
双方都同意结束这场战争。
She ceased to be a member of the association.
她不再是协会会员。
指停止前进或中止活动、发展等。
The train suddenly halted.
火车突然停了下来。
The soldiers halted and rested from their march.
士兵们停止前进，稍作休息。
Our company halted the operations during the strike.
罢工期间，我们公司暂止了业务。
相关例句：
He proposed a new diplomatic initiative to try to stop the war
他提出了一项新的外交计划以尽力阻止这场战争。
Does either of the parties want to stop the fighting?
双方中没有一方想停止战斗吗？
The rain had stopped and a star or two was visible over the mountains
雨停了，山顶上有一两颗星星在闪烁。
The system overheated and filming had to stop
系统过热，拍摄工作只好停了下来。
I've been told to lose weight and stop smoking
我被告知要减肥并戒烟。
There was an Underground map above one of the windows and I counted the stops to West Hampstead
其中一扇窗户上方有一张地铁线路图，我数了数到西汉普斯特德站共有几站。