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，終止，結束 Welfare payments cease as soon as an individual starts a job. 一旦就業，即停發福利救濟。 - cease to do something
You never cease to amaze me! 你總能讓我感到驚奇！ - cease something
They voted to cease strike action immediately. 他們投票決定立即停止罷工。 He ordered his men to cease fire (= stop shooting). 他命令手下停止射擊。 - cease doing something
The company ceased trading in June. 這家公司已於六月停業。
Extra ExamplesBuilding ceased with the outbreak of war. 建設工程因爲戰爭爆發而停了下來。 My job had effectively ceased to exist. 我的工作崗位實際上已經不存在了。 Prayer was made without ceasing. 當時祈禱不斷。 The bird's song ceased abruptly. 鳥兒的鳴唱聲戛然而止。 The conversation had long ceased to interest me. 我早就對談話喪失了興趣。 The factory has now ceased production of the toys. 工廠現已停止生産玩具。 The factory will cease operations this autumn. 這家工廠將於今年秋天停産。 The flow slowed, then ceased altogether. 水流慢下來，然後完全停了。 The noise faded, then ceased altogether. 噪聲逐漸減弱，然後完全停了。 These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 這些違犯法規的行爲必須立即停止。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- altogether
- completely
- entirely
- …
- with
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French cesser, from Latin cessare ‘stop’, from cedere ‘to yield’.