kibosh

1. Another such injury may put the kibosh on His athletic career.
   再受这样一次伤，他的运动员生涯很可能就此结束了。
2. Avoid an Afternoon Slump Eating a big, greasy meal for lunch and then treating yourself to unhealthy snacks throughout the afternoon is one of the best ways to kibosh an early evening workout session.
   避免一下午的堕落吃了一大顿油腻的午餐，然后下午又吃了垃圾零食，这些都是妨碍你参加傍晚锻炼的最佳途径。
3. But the2004 study was too small and preliminary to put the kibosh on protein-packed diets for women trying to get pregnant.
   不过，2004年的研究规模太小而且也太初级，不足以让准备怀孕的女性停止高蛋白饮食。
4. The rain certainly put the kibosh on our plans for a picnic.
   这场雨无疑彻底打破了我们的野餐计划。
5. A large shift to electric cars would put the kibosh on the biofuel market as currently conceived by most of its supporters;
   正如目前很多生物燃料的支持者认为的那样，向电力汽车的巨大转变或将挫败生物燃料市场；
6. I'm afraid that the sudden rainfall has put the kibosh on our picnic.
   恐怕这场意外的雨使我们的野餐活动泡了汤。
7. Put the kibosh on those annoying blemishes by crushing one aspirin and moistening it with a bit of water.
   压碎一片阿司匹林，然后也用一点点水润湿，就可以轻松地解决那些恼人。
8. It would certainly put the kibosh on any lingering hopes they might have had.
   这无疑将使他们可能抱有的任何残存的希望破灭。

n.

put the kibosh on sth

• 阻止某事发生；挫败计划
  to stop sth from happening; to spoil sb's plans

verb

1. stop from happening or developing
   1. Block his election
   2. Halt the process

   Synonym:    stophaltblock