cease

verb

/siːs/

[intransitive, transitive] (formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they cease	/siːs/ /siːs/
he / she / it ceases	/ˈsiːsɪz/ /ˈsiːsɪz/
past simple ceased	/siːst/ /siːst/
past participle ceased	/siːst/ /siːst/
-ing form ceasing	/ˈsiːsɪŋ/ /ˈsiːsɪŋ/

Idioms

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to stop happening or existing; to stop something from happening or existing（使）停止，终止，结束
- Welfare payments cease as soon as an individual starts a job.一旦就业，即停发福利救济。
- cease to do something You never cease to amaze me!你总能让我感到惊奇！
- cease something They voted to cease strike action immediately.他们投票决定立即停止罢工。
- He ordered his men to cease fire (= stop shooting).他命令手下停止射击。
- cease doing something The company ceased trading in June.这家公司已于六月停业。
see also cessation
Extra Examples
- Building ceased with the outbreak of war.建设工程因为战争爆发而停了下来。
- My job had effectively ceased to exist.我的工作岗位实际上已经不存在了。
- Prayer was made without ceasing.当时祈祷不断。
- The bird's song ceased abruptly.鸟儿的鸣唱声戛然而止。
- The conversation had long ceased to interest me.我早就对谈话丧失了兴趣。
- The factory has now ceased production of the toys.工厂现已停止生产玩具。
- The factory will cease operations this autumn.这家工厂将于今年秋天停产。
- The flow slowed, then ceased altogether.水流慢下来，然后完全停了。
- The noise faded, then ceased altogether.噪声逐渐减弱，然后完全停了。
- These violations of the code must cease forthwith.这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- altogether
- completely
- entirely
- …
preposition
- with
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French cesser, from Latin cessare ‘stop’, from cedere ‘to yield’.

Idioms

wonders will never cease

(informal, usually ironic) a phrase used to express surprise and pleasure at something（表示惊喜）真是无奇不有，怪事何其多
- ‘I've cleaned my room.’ ‘Wonders will never cease!’“我把我的房间打扫干净了。” “怎么太阳从西边出来了！”