| 单词 | cease |
| 释义 | cease /sees/, v. , ceased, ceasing, n. v.i. 1. to stop; discontinue: Not all medieval beliefs have ceased to exist. 2. to come to an end: At last the war has ceased. 3. Obs. to pass away; die out. v.t. 4. to put a stop or end to; discontinue: He begged them to cease their quarreling. n. 5. cessation: The noise of the drilling went on for hours without cease. [1250-1300; ME ces(s)en < OF cesser < L cessare to leave off, equiv. to cess(us) (ptp. of cedere to withdraw, go; ced- go + -tus ptp. suffix) + -a- thematic vowel + -re inf. ending; see CEDE] Syn. 2. terminate, end, culminate. Ant. 1, 2. begin. |
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