| 单词 | cessation |
| 释义 | cessation (once / 1491 pages) n Cessation is an end to something, such as the stopping of a bad habit, like the cessation of smoking. Cessation and cease sound alike and have similar meanings because they both come from the Latin word cessare, which means "to delay, to stop." The cessation can be permanent, such as when the protests resulted in the cessation of the use of baby bunnies to test lipsticks (forever ending the bunny torture); or temporary, such as the cessation of the rain during the storm that let us run to the car without getting wet (but rain, like sunshine, always comes back). WORD FAMILYcessation: cessations+/cease: ceased, ceaseless, ceases, ceasing, cessation/ceaseless: ceaselessly, ceaselessness/ceasing: unceasing/unceasing: unceasingly USAGE EXAMPLESFor the major countries and military groups fighting in Syria, the cessation in hostilities reveals a variety of interests. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Their gradual military escalation and counter-escalation was the principal reason for the ultimate collapse of the February cessation of hostilities agreement. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) He says the cessation of hostilities is “extremely welcome” and urged Syria’s government to allow the U.N. in with supplies to meet humanitarian needs. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) n a stopping a cessation of the thunder Syn|Hypo|Hyper surcease legal separation, separation (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) halt, stop the event of something ending |
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