pull out all the stops

make a very great effort to achieve something

全力以赴

the director pulled out all the stops to meet the impossible deadline.

導(dǎo)演全力以赴來趕不可能達(dá)到的最后期限。

put a stop to

cause (an activity) to end

使（活動(dòng)）停下來，制止

she would have to put a stop to all this nonsense.

她得制止所有這樣的胡鬧。

stop at nothing

be utterly ruthless or determined in one's attempt to achieve something

（為獲得某物而）不惜一切，什么也不顧

he would stop at nothing to retain his position of power.

他會不惜一切來保住自己的權(quán)力地位。

stop dead (或 short)

suddenly cease moving, speaking, or acting

突然停止（運(yùn)動(dòng)，說話，動(dòng)作）

stop one's ears

put one's fingers in one's ears to avoid hearing something

用手指堵住耳朵，不聽

stop someone's mouth

induce someone to keep silent about something

使閉口，使保持緘默

stop payment

instruct a bank to withhold payment on a cheque

通知銀行停止兌付（支票）

stop the show

(of a performer) provoke prolonged applause or laughter, causing an interruption

（演員）博得長時(shí)間的喝彩（或笑聲）而使演出中斷

stop by/in

call briefly and informally as a visitor

順便短暫拜訪

stop something down

(Photography)reduce the aperture of a lens with a diaphragm

(攝)縮?。ㄧR頭的）光圈

stop off (或 over)

pay a short visit en route to one's ultimate destination when travelling

中途停留

I stopped off to visit him and his wife.

我中途停下來去拜訪他和他的妻子。

he decided to stop over in Paris.

他決定在巴黎稍作停留。

stop out

(Brit. informal)stay out, especially longer or later than might be expected

(英，非正式)呆在外面（尤指比預(yù)期的時(shí)間長或遲）

stop something out

cover an area that is not to be printed or etched when making a print or etching

（印刷或蝕刻時(shí)）覆蓋（使不被印刷或蝕刻）

stop up

(Brit. informal)refrain from going to bed; stay up

(英，非正式)不睡覺，熬夜