pull out all the stops

make a very great effort to achieve something

全力以赴

the director pulled out all the stops to meet the impossible deadline.

导演全力以赴来赶不可能达到的最后期限。

put a stop to

cause (an activity) to end

使（活动）停下来，制止

she would have to put a stop to all this nonsense.

她得制止所有这样的胡闹。

stop at nothing

be utterly ruthless or determined in one's attempt to achieve something

（为获得某物而）不惜一切，什么也不顾

he would stop at nothing to retain his position of power.

他会不惜一切来保住自己的权力地位。

stop dead (或 short)

suddenly cease moving, speaking, or acting

突然停止（运动，说话，动作）

stop one's ears

put one's fingers in one's ears to avoid hearing something

用手指堵住耳朵，不听

stop someone's mouth

induce someone to keep silent about something

使闭口，使保持缄默

stop payment

instruct a bank to withhold payment on a cheque

通知银行停止兑付（支票）

stop the show

(of a performer) provoke prolonged applause or laughter, causing an interruption

（演员）博得长时间的喝彩（或笑声）而使演出中断

stop by/in

call briefly and informally as a visitor

顺便短暂拜访

stop something down

(Photography)reduce the aperture of a lens with a diaphragm

(摄)缩小（镜头的）光圈

stop off (或 over)

pay a short visit en route to one's ultimate destination when travelling

中途停留

I stopped off to visit him and his wife.

我中途停下来去拜访他和他的妻子。

he decided to stop over in Paris.

他决定在巴黎稍作停留。

stop out

(Brit. informal)stay out, especially longer or later than might be expected

(英，非正式)呆在外面（尤指比预期的时间长或迟）

stop something out

cover an area that is not to be printed or etched when making a print or etching

（印刷或蚀刻时）覆盖（使不被印刷或蚀刻）

stop up

(Brit. informal)refrain from going to bed; stay up

(英，非正式)不睡觉，熬夜