[zhì zhǐ]
restrain; check; stop; repress; curb; prevent
curb shifting sand
制止流沙
stop sb. from doing sth.
制止某人做某事
put an end to aggression
制止侵略
check [halt; curb; arrest] the inflation
制止通货膨胀
check the merchants' speculations
制止商人的投机活动
stop the black market
制止黑市交易
try to stay the progress of the disease
设法制止疾病的发展
seek to halt corruption and increase efficiency
设法制止腐败行为並提高工作效率
He was quickly snubbed when he tried to intercede.
当他试着说情时很快被制止了。