We all stopped dead, terrified.我们一下子全都停了下来, 吓坏了。

Passers-by stopped dead and gazed at the spectacle open-mouthed.过路人全都停住脚步, 目瞪口呆地盯着这奇景。

She had meant to make a discreet entrance, but conversation stopped dead.她本打算悄悄进门, 可是谈话却戛然而止。