grind to a halt
英 [ɡraɪnd tu ə hɔːlt]
美 [ɡraɪnd tu ə hɔːlt]
逐渐停止; 慢慢瘫痪; (车辆)声音刺耳地缓缓停下
英英释义
verb
双语例句
- All it takes is a single loaded comment tossed into any SOA discussion ( which then becomes a rhetorical hand grenade), and you can watch all useful conversation grind to a halt.
只需要在任何SOA讨论中扔出一句火药味十足的话(随后将成为一个修辞“手榴弹”),然后就可以看着原本有用的讨论瞬时间陷入一片静寂。 - We saw the automobile grind to a halt when the engine blew up.
我们看见那辆车因为发动机出故障而慢慢地停下来了。 - Blues boss Mourinho felt the hit-man fully deserved a new deal and now expects the transfer rumours to grind to a halt.
蓝军主教练穆利尼奥认为这名锋线杀手完全应该得到新合同,并且期望转会的谣传可以被粉碎。 - Greece is expected to grind to a halt for the second time in a month as hundreds of thousands of state and private workers stage a general strike.
希腊数十万国企和私营企业职工举行大罢工,希腊将有可能第二次在一个月之内逐渐瘫痪。 - If we don't do something soon, the whole theatre industry could grind to a halt.
如果我们不尽快采取措施,整个戏剧行业将会出现萧条。 - In winter they almost grind to a halt.
到了冬天,它们会停止活动。 - Without it everything would grind to a halt.
没有了信任,一切活动都将趋于停滞。 - If trade doesn't improve soon, the industry will grind to a halt.
如果商业不迅速恢复景气,工业就要陷入停顿。 - But on the current evidence don't expect America's recovery to grind to a halt.
但是就目前的情况来看,别指望美国的复苏会就此停止。 - Without government action, he said, there was a risk that financial sector could grind to a halt.
他说,政府如果无所作为,金融体系就有完全停摆的危险。