喜樂美語
  1. 1(比賽)暫停；(工作)停工；(足球)傷停補時

    A stoppage is a pause in something that usually keeps going, especially work or a game. In soccer, 'stoppage time' is the extra minutes added at the end of a half to make up for time the game was paused earlier, like for injuries. A 'work stoppage' means workers have stopped working, often like a strike.

core核心畫面

組成stop + -age (an ending meaning 'the act or result of doing something').

同家族的字

  • stopthe base verb — a stoppage is one instance of something stopping
  • breakageshares the -age ending, meaning the result of breaking

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

stoppagenoun

  • 1

    A pause or halt of some activity.

    • The length of the stoppages could not well be reduced; indeed, they are already too short if we are to believe the tale now current of a wandering Jew sort of passenger—a lady of advanced years who can only alight from a train backwards. Every time she begins to get out a porter rushes up crying "Hurry up, ma'am; train's going!"—and pushes her in again!
    • The brakes were specially developed by the Westinghouse Air Brake Company to provide smooth stoppages under automatic operation.
  • 2

    Something that forms an obstacle to continued activity; a blockage or obstruction.

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