haltverb詞源 1/hɒlt/

• 1

  obsoleteTo limp; move with a limping gait.

  • Here comes Sir Toby halting — you shall hear more; but if he had not been in drink, he would have tickled you othergates than he did.
  • Do not smile at me that I boast her of, For thou shalt find she will outstrip all praise, And make it halt behind her.
• 2

  obsoleteTo stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; hesitate; be uncertain; linger; delay; mammer.

  • How long halt ye between two opinions?
• 3

  obsoleteTo be lame, faulty, or defective, as in connection with ideas, or in measure, or in versification.

• 4

  obsoleteTo waver.

• 5

  obsoleteTo falter.

haltverb詞源 2/hɒlt/

• 1

  obsoleteTo stop marching.

• 2

  obsoleteTo stop either temporarily or permanently.

  • And it was while all were passionately intent upon the pleasing and snake-like progress of their uncle that a young girl in furs, ascending the stairs two at a time, peeped perfunctorily into the nursery as she passed the hallway—and halted amazed.
• 3

  obsoleteTo bring to a stop.

• 4

  obsoleteTo cause to discontinue.

  • The contract negotiations halted operations for at least a week.

haltnoun詞源 2/hɒlt/

• 1

  obsoleteA cessation, either temporary or permanent.

  • The contract negotiations put a halt to operations.
  • Without any halt they marched.
• 2

  obsoleterail-transportrailwaystransportA minor railway station (usually unstaffed) in the United Kingdom.

  • The halt itself never achieved much importance, even with workers coming to and from the adjacent works.
  • The highest point on the line is at milepost 21¾, 367 ft. above sea level. Here there is a halt named Kilmakerrill, after which the line descends to Manorhamilton (24¾ miles).

haltadj詞源 3/hɒlt/

• 1

  archaicobsoleteLame, limping.

  • It is better for the to goo halt into lyfe, then with ij. fete to be cast into hell […]
  • Bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.

haltnoun詞源 3/hɒlt/

• 1

  obsoletedatedLameness; a limp.

haltnoun詞源 4/hɒlt/

• 1

  obsoleteA small railroad station, usually unstaffed or with very few staff, and with few or no facilities.

  • Halts were normally unstaffed, tickets being sold on the train.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

• hungry
• angry
• lonely