1.
The old man stopped short.

那老人突然停下来。
2.
We stopped short because there was a big hole in the road.

我们突然停下来,因为路上有一个大坑。
3.
There was a squeal of brakes as the car suddenly stopped.

小汽车突然停下来时,车闸发出尖叫声。
4.
The horse balked at the jump.

这匹马突然停下来不前进
5.
The bus checked with a jolt.

公共汽车一蹦突然停下来。
6.
As they walked along, Tom suddenly stopped and asked,

他们走着走着,汤姆突然停下来,问道:
7.
The train came/was brought to a sudden stop.

火车突然停了下来.
8.
The train came to a sudden stop.

火车突然停了下来。
9.
He stopped short in the middle of his story.

讲了半截,突然停了下来。
10.
The car came to a sudden halt

汽车突然停了下来。
11.
And he suddenly stopped speaking and stared at Iris.

他突然停了下来,看着艾瑞斯。
12.
She suddenly broke down in the middle of her speech.

她讲到一半突然停了下来。
13.
" Granny, " he started, but then broke off again.

“奶奶,”他开始说,但又突然停了下来。
14.
As she was singing, she suddenly broke down.

她唱着唱着突然停了下来。
15.
He stopped short when he heard his name called.

他听到有人叫他, 就突然停了下来.
16.
a new thought brought her up sharply

一个新的想法使她突然停了下来。
17.
likely to stop abruptly and unexpectedly.

突然地、让人出乎意料地停下来。
18.
The horse stopped short at the fence.

马跑到篱笆处突然停了下来。