cease

1. V-I If something ceases, it stops happening or existing. 停止[正式]

At one o'clock the rain had ceased. 一點(diǎn)鐘時雨已經(jīng)停了。

2. V-T If you cease to do something, you stop doing it. 停止; 不再 (做某事)[正式]

He never ceases to amaze me. 他總讓我驚喜不斷。

The secrecy about the president's condition had ceased to matter. 有關(guān)總統(tǒng)健康狀況的秘密已經(jīng)不再舉足輕重了。

3. V-T If you cease something, you stop it happening or working. 停止[正式]

The Tundra Times, a weekly newspaper in Alaska, ceased publication this week. 阿拉斯加的周報——《苔原時報》于本周停刊。