stoppages

英 [ˈstɒpɪdʒɪz]

美 [ˈstɑpɪdʒɪz]

n.  停工; 罢工; 中断比赛; 堵塞; 阻塞
stoppage的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 停工;罢工
  When there is astoppage, people stop working because of a disagreement with their employers.
  1. Mineworkers in the Ukraine have voted for a one-day stoppage next month.
     乌克兰矿工们已投票决定下个月罢工一天。
• (足球等体育运动中的)中断比赛，暂停
  In football and some other sports, when there is astoppage, the game stops for a short time, for example because a player is injured. The referee may add some extra time at the end of the game because of this.

in AM, use 美国英语用 time out

双语例句