1·It looked like our sales volume was going to come to a screeching halt.
我们的销售量就像是踩了急刹车一样。
2·So the acquisition came to a screeching halt while we tried to sort this out.
所以我们不得不对收购行动采取急刹车来应付这一问题。
3·The driver clapped on his brakes and the car came to a screeching halt.
司机急忙踩刹车，车子嗄地一声停住了。
4·So when the building booms came to a screeching halt, employment crashed.
因此，当建筑业繁荣嘎然而止时，就业崩溃了。
5·I saw your AD on the information highway, and I came to a screeching halt.
我在信息高速公路上看到了你们的广告，来了个急刹车。
6·The truly undesirable occurs- our metabolism will come to a screeching halt.
真正令人不快的事情是我们的新陈代谢会来个急刹车。
7·At the next light, which is green, the driver slams on his brakes and comes to a screeching halt.
在下一个路口，是绿灯，司机突然急刹车，发出刺耳的响声。
8·If that disk contains both your OS and your data files, your machine is going to come to a screeching halt.
如果那个磁盘包含有操作系统和你的数据文件的话，你的机器就得蓝屏了。
9·This love fest comes to a screeching halt when payment comes due on or near the lunar eclipse on the 16th.
当然， 月全食来临， 爱的节日也有可能因之因果回报而戛然而止。
10·As the taxi came to a screeching halt at a traffic light, I asked the driver, "Do you agree that 'Time is money'?"
当出租车在遇到红灯急刹车时，我问司机：“你同意'时间就是金钱'这种说法吗？”