亚洲网紅露点

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stopping

[ stop-ing ]

noun

Mining.
  1. a barrier erected to prevent the flow of air or gas.


stopping

/ 藞蝉迟蓲辫瑟艐 /

noun

  1. informal.
    a dental filling
  2. a solid barrier in a mine tunnel to seal off harmful gases, fire, fresh air from used air, etc
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. making many stops in a journey

    a stopping train

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of stopping1

1700鈥05; special use of stopping, verbal noun of stop; -ing 1
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Ms Green said, since its creation, people had been contacting the group to ask where they could see the topper and stopping by to take photos.

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His precipitous climb towards the top shows no sign of stopping though.

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The scientists are testing the vaccine as a regular shot and as an intranasal spray with the idea of stopping the virus in the respiratory tract before it causes a broad infection.

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Health Secretary Wes Streeting said: "These are simple fixes for our GP surgeries, but for too long they were left to ruin, allowing waiting lists to build and stopping doctors treating more patients."

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And he has decided he is not stopping there.

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stopperStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening