a plug for sealing a hole, especially in the neck of a bottle or other container (尤指瓶子等容器的)塞子
[incombination]a person or thing that halts or obstructs a specified thing 阻碍者;制止者;阻塞物 a crime-stopper. 制止犯罪的人。 ■(in soccer or American football) a player whose function is to block attacks on goal from the middle of the field (英式足球、美式橄榄球的)中场球员 ■(Baseball)a starting pitcher depended on to win a game or reverse a losing streak, or a relief pitcher who prevents the opposing team from scoring highly (棒球)主要投手,(阻止对手得高分的)替换投手 ■(in sailing or climbing) a rope or clamp for preventing a rope or cable from being run out (航海中或攀登时防止绳子滑脱的)制缆索,绳子夹 ■(Bridge). another term for control (桥牌)。 同 control
verb
[usu. as adj. stoppered]use a stopper to seal (a bottle or other container) (用塞子)塞住(瓶子等容器) a small stoppered jar. 用塞子塞住的一个小罐子。
常用词组 put a (或 the) stopper on
(informal)prevent from happening or continuing (非正式)使停止,制止