The man stopped short and walked back.

那名男子突然停住往回走。

But what if we stopped just short of that?

但如果我们在这之前停止呢？

Passepartout stopped short, and eagerly listened to the engineer.

司机这句话的每一个字路路通都听清楚了，他停住了脚步。

Prime Minister Ali Zeidan stopped short of naming them.

但是并未提及具体的名称。

She stopped short and tossed the bike onto a rack.

她突地停住，把自行车抛上一个架子。

But Schumer stopped short of calling for him to resign.

但舒默没有要求他辞职。

The researchers stopped short of pinning the epidemic on the salmonella alone.

研究人员没有将传染病只归咎在沙门氏菌身上。

" But we've always stopped short of causing real mayhem, " said Fred.

“可我们总是在惹出大乱子之前停下来。”弗雷德说。

So far, the U.S. has stopped short of calling this a genocide.

截至目前，美国还没有称之为种族清洗。

Their landing craft had stopped short and they jumped into the water.

他们的登陆艇突然停了下来，他们跳入水中。

But he stopped short of agreeing to supply weapons to help fight pro-Russia rebels.

但他未能同意提供武器来对付亲俄叛军。

She ran to the place and then stopped short, with a little cry of surprise.

她跑了过去，停了下，发出一声尖叫。

The rivalry was political, economic, ideologic, but it stopped short of an outright military conflict.

斗争涉及政治、经济和意识形态，但是不包括直接军事冲突。

Meanwhile, New York state's restriction on attendance at houses of worship was stopped short.

与此同时，纽约州对出席礼拜堂的限制被短暂停止。

But it stopped short of declaring a state of emergency.

但该国没有宣布进入紧急状态。

Suddenly her tears stopped short as a deadly fear went through her heart.

这时她突然不流泪了，一种死一般的恐惧笼罩着她的心。

I held out my arms for hugs and kisses, but they stopped short, their eyes wide.

我张开双臂准备拥抱亲吻他们，但是他们突然停住了，眼睛睁得大大的。

This decision checked Mary's eagerness, and stopped her short in the midst of the Elliot countenance.

这话说得斩钉截铁，顿时给心头热切的玛丽泼了一盆冷水；她正在谈论埃利奥特家族的相貌特征，一听这话立即打住了。

When he stopped short of formally announcing a conflict anti-federalist partisans, declared Abigail was influencing his judgment.

当他没有正式宣布反对联邦主义的党派冲突时，他宣称阿比盖尔影响了他的判断。

He thrust the catechism into his pocket, and stopped short, balancing the heavy vestry key between his two fingers.

他把《教理入门》塞进衣服口袋，就站住了，两个手指还在摆动圣器室沉重的钥匙。