grind to a halt

短语

<口>慢慢停了下来

发音

AU

词形变化

grinds to a halt 三单 ground to a halt grinding to a halt 现在分词 ground to a halt 过去式 ground to a halt 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To come to a standstill, or cease to be productive or make progress, due to an obstacle.

    不及物

    Work on the new high-rise ground to a halt as contractors tried to deal with all the red tape.

    After the visionary's death, work on his ideas ground to a halt.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

mire bog down

上位词 1

stand still

近义相关 2

mire bog down

词源

From windmills. To stop a windmill from turning too quickly, such as during a strong gust of wind, excess corn would be poured between the grinding stone (top stone) and the nether stone (bottom stone). The extra pressure would cause the stones to slow down or literally "grind to a halt", and thereby stop the windmill from turning.

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