( 不停地 ) incessantly ⇒ 大笑不止 dà xiào bùzhǐ → laugh incessantly

cease

⇒ 到上周末为止 dào shàngzhōu mò wéizhǐ → by the end of last week ⇒ 到上周末为止,我们收到了上千封求职信。 Dào shàng zhōumò wéizhǐ, wǒmen shōudàole shàng qiān fēng qiúzhíxìn. → By the end of last week, we had received over a thousand letters of application.

conduct

cease ⇒ 对环境的破坏何时才能休止？ Duì huánjìng de pòhuài héshí cái néng xiūzhǐ? → When will the damage to the environment cease?

be far more than

stop ⇒ 停止营业 tíngzhǐ yíngyè → cease trading

prevent

annul

be over ⇒ 报名已经截止了。 Bàomíng yǐjīng jiézhǐ le. → Registration is already over.

limit

forbid ( pt forbade ) , pp forbidden

stop

check ⇒ 民主化是不可遏止的趋势。 Mínzhǔhuà shì bùkě èzhǐ de qūshì. → The trend towards democracy cannot be checked. ⇒ 遏止腐败现象 èzhǐ fǔbài xiànxiàng → check corruption

prevent ⇒ 防止疾病扩散 fángzhǐ jíbìng kuòsàn → prevent disease from spreading

stop

be still

stick to the letter of the law

take sb's breath away

stop suddenly

not go too far