老外最常用的英文短语 第348期:put a stop to

 　　释义：

　　put a stop to 结束……

　　to 后面加上 a stop ( 中断），表示“结束某事”。对我们来说， put an end to 更为熟悉，不过实际日常生活会话中更多会用到 put a stop to。

　　例句：

　　I'll put a stop to that.

　　我来了结那件事。

　　Are you saying that we should put a stop to this?

　　你是说我们要中断？

　　You can put a stop to this right now if you want to.

　　如果你愿意，可以马上结束。

　　I will talk to him, and we'll put a stop to it.

　　我会和他谈谈的，尽量把这件事了结了。

　　对话：

　　A: There were three robberies here last week.

　　上周这里发生了3次抢劫案。

　　B: The police need to put a stop to that.

　　警察们应该避免这种事再次发生。