stop
國小小三下/stɑːp/
v.停止
to no longer move
什麼時候用
stop to V 是「停下來去做另一件事」;stop V-ing 是「停止正在做的事」。兩者講的是完全不同的動作。
常見錯誤
- He stopped smoking.(戒菸)vs He stopped to smoke.(停下來抽菸)——意思相反。
- 想說「別再講話」是 Stop talking,不是 Stop to talk。
常見搭配
- stop doing
- stop to do
- stop by
例句
Stop talking, please.
請別說話。
She stopped talking when I came in.
我進來時她停止說話。
We stopped to take a photo.
我們停下來拍照。
自己試試看
The baby finally stopped ___ (cry) and fell asleep.
寶寶終於不哭了,睡著了。