[zhì zhǐ]
restrain; check; stop; repress; curb; prevent
curb shifting sand
制止流沙
stop sb. from doing sth.
制止某人做某事
put an end to aggression
制止侵略
check [halt; curb; arrest] the inflation
制止通貨膨脹
check the merchants' speculations
制止商人的投機(jī)活動(dòng)
stop the black market
制止黑市交易
try to stay the progress of the disease
設(shè)法制止疾病的發(fā)展
seek to halt corruption and increase efficiency
設(shè)法制止腐敗行為並提高工作效率
He was quickly snubbed when he tried to intercede.
當(dāng)他試著說情時(shí)很快被制止了。