vi. 停,终止,息。 cease from quarrelling 停止吵闹。 The rain has ceased. 雨停了。 vt. 停止,结束。 cease payment 停止支付。 Cease fire! 【军事】〔命令〕停火,停止射击。 cease out 绝迹。 cease to be (sth.) 不再是(某事物)。 cease to exist 不再存在,死亡;灭亡。 ★cease (to do; doing) 是书面语,现在普通说 stop (doing). n. 终止,停止〔现在仅用于成语 without cease中。 without cease 不断地,不停地〕。
(`cease'' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease'') end
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" 同义词:end, stop, finish, terminate,
put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother" 同义词:discontinue, stop, give up, quit, lay off,
例句与用法
1.
The reddleman suddenly ceased to talk idly . 红土贩子忽然停止了闲谈。
2.
When shall i cease to regret you ? 什么时候我会不再为你感到惋惜呢?
3.
Never for a moment has the fire of war ceased . 战火一刻也没有间断过。
4.
One may be poor but never ceases to be ambitious . 人穷志不穷。
5.
All worldly distinctions have ceased . 一切世俗的分歧都消失了。
6.
The news story had ceased to have priority . 新闻报道已不再是当务之急了。
7.
The siphon is broken and the column flow ceases . 虹吸中断,柱的液流停止。
8.
They must immediately cease all their provocations . 他们必须停止一切挑衅。