cease
verb [intransitive, transitive] (formal)Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they cease | |
| he / she / it ceases | |
| past simple ceased | |
| past participle ceased | |
| -ing form ceasing |
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。
Extra ExamplesBuilding 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 Dictionaryadverb- altogether
- completely
- entirely
- …
- with
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French cesser, from Latin cessare ‘stop’, from cedere ‘to yield’.