stoppage
n[C]
1 interruption of work in a factory, etc, esp because of a strike 停工(尤指因罷工)
another stoppage at the car plant 汽車廠的又一次罷工.
2 stoppages [pl]
amount of money deducted by an employer from wages and salaries, for tax, national insurance, etc (工資薪金中用作納稅、 購買國民保險等的)扣除款
There's not much money left after stoppages. 工資中扣除稅款等費用後所剩無幾.
3 act of cancelling or withholding (payment, holidays, etc) 停止或取消(付款、 假期等)
stoppage of leave, eg in the army as a punishment 取消休假(如軍隊中的懲罰).
4 state of being blocked; blockage or obstruction 堵塞; 阻塞
a stoppage in a gas pipe 煤氣管道的堵塞.