stop是英语中的基本词汇,它可以用作及物动词和不及物动词,也可以用作名词。下面分述其用法及考点。
1.stop做及物动词时,有三个常见的意思。
1)stop的意思是“停止,中断”比如: Both sides want to stop the fighting. 双方都想停止战斗。Stop throwing those stones! 别再扔那些石头了!
2)stop表示“塞住,堵塞”。比如: Stop up the other end of the tube, will you?你把管子的另一头堵上好吗?I stopped my ears but still heard her crying.我捂上耳朵,但还能听见她的哭喊。
3)stop指“阻挠,阻止”。比如:He proposed a new diplomatic initiative to try to stop the war.他提出了一个新的外交倡议以试图阻止战争。I want to go and you can't stop me. 我要走,你拦不住我。
2.stop做不及物动词时,有两个常见的意思。
1)stop指“停止”。比如:We stopped to have a rest.我们停下来休息。The system overheated and filming had to stop.系统过热,拍摄工作只好停了下来。
2)stop指“逗留,歇宿”。比如: We’ll stop at a hotel tonight.我们今晚将在旅店里过夜。If you travel all the way to Australia you should stop in Sydney.如果不远万里去了澳大利亚,就应在悉尼稍作停留。
I'm not stopping. I just came to give you this message.我不待了。我就是来告诉你这件事。
3. stop用作名词,可以表示“停车站;停止,终止”两个意思。比如:
I get off at the next stop.我在下一站下车。Work on the project has come to a stop.该项工程的施工已经停下来了。
4.考点
1)stop表示“阻止某人做某事”时,后面常跟介词from。比如:You can't stop people from saying what they think.人们怎么想就会怎么说,你阻止不了。There's nothing to stop you from accepting the offer.你尽可以接受那个提议。
2)stop作“停止,中断”讲时,它的后面常接动名词或不定式作宾语,但要注意的是两者意义不同。stop doing sth指“停止做某事”,而stop to do sth则指“停下来去做某事”。比如:
You ought to stop smoking.你应当戒烟。They stop to look after the child.他们停下来去照顾孩子了。
试比较:Let’s stop talking.我们别谈话了。Let’s stop to talk.让我们停下来谈谈吧。
3)can’t stop doing sth.表示“禁不住”。比如:She can't stop laughing.她禁不住大笑起来。
4)需牢记的常考词组有:stop by“顺便到某处”、stop off“中途停下休息”、stop over the night“过夜”。