Basic Meaning
v
常表示自身运动或活动的停止,如‘止步’(停下脚步)。
to stop moving; to cease
停住不动。
Words:
止息止步学无止境血流不止游人止步
Sentences:
- 前面的路标写着‘游客止步’The sign ahead says ‘Tourists stop here.’
- 听到老师的批评,他立刻止住了笑声。Upon hearing the teacher's criticism, he immediately stopped laughing.
v
表示主动阻止或制止某个事件、行为或状态,如‘止血’(阻止流血)。
to stop (something); to prevent
拦阻;使停住。
Words:
制止禁止止血止痛止不住
Synonyms:
阻拦
Sentences:
- 医生用纱布帮他止血。The doctor used gauze to stop his bleeding.
- 警察及时制止了那场打架。The police timely stopped that fight.
v
常用于描述一个有期限或范围的事物在特定时间结束,如‘截止日期’。
to end; to be cut off; to stop (by a certain time)
截止,一件事情到一定时间停止。
Words:
截止起止停止
Antonyms:
Sentences:
- 比赛的报名时间止于本周五。The registration for the competition ends this Friday.
- 合同的有效期起止日期都写清楚了。The start and end dates of the contract's validity are clearly written.
Writing & Component
Radical止
Structuresingle
Stroke Count4
Strokes丨一丨一
