cease

柯林斯詞典

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)鍾時(shí)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. 他縂讓我驚喜不斷。
The secrecy about the president's condition had ceased to matter. 有關(guān)縂統(tǒng)健康狀況的秘密已經(jīng)不再擧足輕重了。
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(bào)——《苔原時(shí)報(bào)》於本周?？?/p>

We expect these practices to cease forthwith .
He claims that prejudice against homosexuals would cease overnight if all the gay stars in the country were honest about their sexuality .
This barbarity must cease!