| 词汇 | stop dead in tracks |
| 释义 | Idiom stop dead in tracksstop (dead) in (your) tracks to suddenly stop moving or doing something.When I heard the loud scream, I stopped dead in my tracks. Usage notes: often used in the forms stop someone (dead) in their tracks or stop something (dead) in its tracks: The memo was supposed to stop the protest in its tracks. Related vocabulary: stop shortstop (dead) in (one's) tracksTo stop at the exact spot where one is and hold motionless. We stopped dead in our tracks when we heard rustling in the bushes just off the trail. The kids were running along the lawn when the sound of a loud motorcycle stopped them in their tracks. stop dead in one's tracksFig. to stop completely still suddenly because of fear, a noise, etc. I stopped dead in my tracks when I heard the scream. The deer stopped dead in its tracks when it heard the hunter step on a fallen branch. |
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