Stopping

(noun.) the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch; 'the violinist's stopping was excellent'.

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• About a mile west from where I had been stopping a road comes up from the southeast, joining that from La Grange to Memphis. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Brass tubes can easily be bent by ramming full of sand, stopping the ends, and bending them over a curved surface. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• I have been very happy here,' and Margaret closed her eyes by way of stopping the conversation. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• Tom, said Eva, suddenly stopping, and pointing to the lake, there 't is. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• I am stopping at the Elephant, she continued. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• You see, said the old man, stopping and turning round, they--Hi! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• To stop the locomotive, the armature circuit was opened by the main switch, stopping the flow of current, and then brakes were applied by long levers. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• My friend,' said the thin gentleman, with a conciliatory hem--'have you got many people stopping here now? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Our stopping to change horses as I came to his postscript drove it out of my memory. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Well,' said Bounderby, stopping and facing about to confront them all, 'I'll tell you. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• The latter attempted to rush in and break up the formation, but it was like stopping a buzz saw with the bare hand. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• A lady who is stopping in this house,' answered the girl. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• He died while I was stopping up the two holes. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• You are stopping in this house, Sir,' said the indignant little man; 'you are intoxicated now, Sir; you shall hear from me in the morning, sir. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• With these words, he led the way to the door, after stopping to pay for the liquor that had been drunk. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.

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