phrase to prevent something from continuing: 停止，中止 How many more people will have to die before they call a halt to the fighting?还要死多少人他们才会停战？ Hundreds of jobs were lost when the automaker called a halt to production at the plant. His lawyer eventually decided to call a halt to the appeals process. After a few snide exchanges, she called a halt to the interview. The council ditched the project, calling a halt to all planning meetings. See also
haltnoun
call a halt to something | American Dictionary
call a halt to something
idiom to stop an activity or process: The Red Cross had to call a halt to its work because the situation was getting too dangerous.