cease

cease
verb
[noobj.]
  1. come to an end
    停止,终止
    the hostilities had ceased and normal life was resumed.
    战争结束后,正常生活恢复了。
    [with infinitive]on his retirement the job will cease to exist.
    他一退休,这一职务将不复存在。
    ■[with obj.]bring (a specified action) to an end
    使(某行动)结束,停止
    they were asked to cease all military activity.
    他们被要求停止所有军事行动。
常用词组
never cease to
  1. (in hyperbolic use) do something very frequently
    频繁地做(夸张用语)
    her exploits never cease to amaze me.
    她的壮举总是让我惊奇不已。
without cease
  1. without stopping
    不停地,不断地
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French cesser, from Latin cessare 'stop', from cedere 'to yield'
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