<口>慢慢停了下来

慢慢停止

bring to a head───使尖锐化

grand total───[数]总计；总和

grand totals───[数]总计；总和

to a halt───停顿

bring to account───质问；要求说明理由；责问；清算

grind your teeth───磨牙

showing to a table───向桌子展示

and a half───了不起的；而且比这多得多

grind out───用功做出；机械地做出；生拼硬凑地写出

free flow of new ideas slows down and newer, better ways of doing things grind to a halt.───新想法的自由交流变得缓慢，那么更新的更好的做事方式就会停滞不前了。

If we fail to act, the gears of our economy will grind to a halt," said John McCain.───如果我们不采取行动，我们经济的齿轮将停止转动。

If we don't do something soon, the whole theatre industry could grind to a halt.───如果我们不尽快采取措施, 整个戏剧行业将会出现萧条.

If trade doesn't improve soon, the industry will grind to a halt.───如果商业不迅速恢复景气, 工业就要陷入停顿.

The giants of British business would grind to a halt.───英国商业巨头们慢慢停了下来.

Growth would grind to a halt, and unemployment could nearly double.───增长将会停止，失业率可能翻翻。

University departments will grind to a halt.───大学院系会渐停运转.

The production lines ground to a halt for hours while technicians tried to debug software.

The tanks ground to a halt after a hundred yards because the fuel had been siphoned out.

Production ground to a halt during the strike.

The car juddered and ground to a halt right in the middle of the road.

The strike brought industry grinding to a halt.

After two days the talks had ground to a halt.

Traffic ground to a halt as it approached the accident site.

The whole peace process seems to have ground to a halt.

The economy seems to be grinding to a halt.