制止zhìzhǐ强迫使停止;不允许继续(行动){prevent; stop; deter; check; interdict; refrain; curb; hold out; put down; put a stay on; put a stop to}: ～侵略{put an end to aggression}|我做了一个手势,～他再说下去。{I made a gesture to restrain him from saying any more. or I motioned for him to stop talking.}