突然止步;(使)怔住
stop / halt sb in their tracks
(使由於恐懼或吃驚)突然止步;(使)怔住
to suddenly make sb stop by frightening or surprising them; to suddenly stop because sth has frightened or surprised you
The question stopped Alice in her tracks.這個問題問得艾麗斯張口結舌無以答對。
釋義來自《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》第 9 版