English Dictionary

stop someone in their tracks

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To prevent someone from continuing along a path or way, literal or figurative, he has begun going along.

日本語の意味

（文字通りまたは比喩的に）進行中だった人物を突然止めること。 / 歩みや行動を継続している最中の誰かを急に停止させること。 / ある行動や進行を始めたばかりの状態で阻止すること。

Her unexpected confession could stop someone in their tracks, leaving the room silent.

彼女の予期せぬ告白は人をその場で立ち止まらせ、部屋を静まり返らせた。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To prevent someone from continuing along a path or way, literal or figurative, he has begun going along.

This magnificent picture really stopped me in my tracks when I stumbled across it. I was drawn inexorably and immediately into the compelling detail discernible on this top-quality image.

stops someone in their tracks （ present singular third-person ）

stopping someone in their tracks （ participle present ）

stopped someone in their tracks （ participle past ）

stopped someone in their tracks （ past ）