put a stop to

US /pʊt ə stɑːp tuː/

UK /pʊt ə stɑːp tuː/

1.

制止, 停止

to cause to end completely

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The government needs to put a stop to corruption.

政府需要制止腐败。

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We must put a stop to this senseless violence.

我们必须制止这种毫无意义的暴力。

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end stop terminate halt curb suppress abolish eradicate quash put an end to

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stop put put on put in put to put into put by