He slammed on the brakes and the car juddered to a halt.

他猛踩刹车，汽车在剧烈震动中停下来。

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He came to a halt at a crossroads fifty yards further on.

他在50码远的十字路口停了下来。

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Targland plans to halt this population decline by blocking the current access routes into the desert and announcing new regulations to allow access only on foot.

塔格兰德计划通过封锁目前进入沙漠的通道，并宣布新的规定，即只允许步行进入沙漠，来阻止这种人口的减少。

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But soon,credit markets around the world slowed to a halt on fears about the health of banks.

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The Presbyterians needed to halt the endless generation of dangerous religious propaganda and continued what they felt on some level was the continued metastasis of Protestant sects.

长老派需要停止无穷无尽不断产生的,危险的宗教宣传,继续他们认为的在一定程度上,继续转移的清教徒派系。

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On Friday,there were new demands for Iran to follow Security Council resolutions to halt nuclear enrichment.

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In a statement on its website it blamed the halt on "circumstances recently discovered... that may include financial irregularities".

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The U.S. military said it was reduced somewhat after al-Sadr called on his supporters to halt attacks on March 30, but remained high.

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Eastbound traffic on Interstates 87 and 287 came to a halt on Nov. 7, 2011, after Davitt dropped a rope ladder, anchored by his van, over the side of the Tappan Zee Bridge.

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