Abruptly the group ahead of us came to a standstill.

我们前面的小组突然停了下来。

柯林斯例句

The security alert brought the airport to a standstill .

安全警戒使机场陷入停顿状态。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

She brought the car to a standstill.

她把汽车停了下来.

《简明英汉词典》

Soon after leaving Margate, for some unexplained reason, the train was brought to a standstill.

离开马盖特不久，不知什么原因，火车突然停了下来。

柯林斯例句

Visibility at the city's airport came down to zero, bringing air traffic to a standstill.

该市机场的能见度降为零，空中交通陷入了停顿。

柯林斯例句

Whenever It'shows its true nature , real life bogs to a standstill.

无论何时,只要它显示出它的本来面目, 真正的生活就陷入停滞.

名作英译部分

The driver applied his brakes and the car screeched to a standstill.

司机踩下刹车,车子嘎地一声停了下来.

辞典例句

We had ridden the willing horse to a standstill.

我们把这匹驯良的马骑得都走不动了.

辞典例句

Traffic was brought to a standstill by the accident.

出了事故以后,交通陷于停顿.

辞典例句

He slid the car to a standstill outside Julia's house.

他将车子慢慢地滑到朱丽娅房子门前停了下来.

辞典例句

The work has come to a standstill.

工作陷于停顿.

辞典例句

German shipping had thus come to a standstill.

因此德国的航运完全停顿.

辞典例句

The traffic on the streets during the rush hours virtually came to a standstill.

高峰期间马路上的交通车辆实际上已处于停止状态.

辞典例句

Taking action, I suppose, means bringing the business of this entire branch bank to a standstill.

所谓采取行动, 依我看, 就是要迫使这家分行整个儿停止营业.

辞典例句

And here a fresh alarm brought me to a standstill with a thumping heart.

可就在这时,一种新的危险把我惊呆了,心怦怦直跳.

英汉文学 - 金银岛