Stop cold,意思是突然停止。我烤蛋糕的时候电动搅拌机突然坏了,就可以说, it stopped cold. 再比如,孩子跳舞表演,我兴致勃勃地拿着录像机,打算全程录下来,谁知道,the camcorder stopped cold five minutes into the program. 表演刚开始五分钟,摄像机就不工作了。原来是没电了。
在下面这个例子里,一个公司经理被困在了电梯里。我们一起听听他的经历。
例句-1:I've rarely thought about the possibility of getting stuck in an elevator. Yet, as I was heading up to my office on the tenth floor, the elevator stopped cold. There I was trapped with no way to get out. Finally, after about half an hour, it started moving again. Maybe it was a sign that I should take the stairs and get some exercise!
我侄子现在正处于青少年开始对异性产生朦胧意识的阶段,他跟男同学在一起有说有笑,可是只要一有女孩子加入进来,他立刻就哑巴了。Girls just stop him cold.
我这个人虽然不是追星族,但如果真有个大明星突然出现在我眼前呢?有一次,我正在做采访,电影明星乔治·克鲁尼突然走进了演播室。我当时就晕了。His presence stopped you cold.
下面例子中这只球队整个赛季过关斩将。我们听听队员是怎么说的:
例句-2:Many of the teams we've faced off against expected to advance to the finals. But they haven't been able to beat us. We've got some excellent players this season. That's why we've been stopping our opponents cold. If we keep it up, we'll make it to the finals!