The car jerked to a halt...是什么意思？

The car jerked to a halt...

车猛地停住了。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

car

n. 汽车，车厢，轿车；

例句
His car was held up and he was abducted by four gunmen...
他的车遭遇拦劫，随后他被4名持枪歹徒劫持。

jerked

v. 猛拉( jerk的过去式和过去分词 )，（使…）猝然一动[颤动]；

例句
He let out a cry that convulsed his bulky frame and jerked his arm...
他大叫一声，高大的身躯剧烈地抖了一下，手臂也突然一哆嗦。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

halt

n. 停止，中止，暂停，小火车站；vt. 使停止，使中断，阻止，使立定；vi. 停止，立定，犹豫；

例句
The recession brought an abrupt halt to this happiness...
经济衰退让这幸福戛然而止。