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cease v.停止,终了 A French word from 1300, cesser, meaning "come to an end," "go away," "give up," and "yield" is the root of cease. Although cease often appears in the past tense with "-ed," cease is common for talking about things as they come to an end. A dead plant has ceased living, and if you cease watering the rest of the plants, they will cease to exist too. ★★★☆☆ 2006.5

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[si:s] Cease to exist is a popular use of the word cease, or end, and you may have closed your eyes and wished that someone — the boogeyman in the dark or a pesky sibling by day — would stop! Go away! Cease to be! Or, at the very least — quit bugging you. The casino included a photo of Williams among those of banned gamblers, and wrote to him a “cease admissions” letter. 1[VERB 动词]停止；终了；消失 If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.   [V]  [FORMAL 正式]At one o'clock the rain had ceased.一点时，雨已停了。2[VERB 动词]停止；终止 If you cease to do something, you stop doing it.   [V to-inf]  [V -ing]  [FORMAL 正式]He never ceases to amaze me...他总能给我惊喜。The secrecy about the President's condition had ceased to matter...总统的健康状况已经没有保密的必要。A small number of firms have ceased trading.一小部分公司已经停止贸易。3[VERB 动词]停止；终止 If you cease something, you stop it happening or working.   [V n]  [FORMAL 正式]The Tundra Times, a weekly newspaper in Alaska, ceased publication this week.阿拉斯加的周报《苔原时报》本周停刊了。

英语单词	cease
英美音标	[si:s]
中文释义	v.停止,终了
vocab简明	Cease to exist is a popular use of the word cease, or end, and you may have closed your eyes and wished that someone — the boogeyman in the dark or a pesky sibling by day — would stop! Go away! Cease to be! Or, at the very least — quit bugging you.
vocab扩展	A French word from 1300, cesser, meaning "come to an end," "go away," "give up," and "yield" is the root of cease. Although cease often appears in the past tense with "-ed," cease is common for talking about things as they come to an end. A dead plant has ceased living, and if you cease watering the rest of the plants, they will cease to exist too.
真题原句	The casino included a photo of Williams among those of banned gamblers, and wrote to him a “cease admissions” letter.
柯林斯星级	★★★☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]停止；终了；消失 If something ceases, it stops happening or existing. [V] [FORMAL 正式] At one o'clock the rain had ceased. 一点时，雨已停了。 2 [VERB 动词]停止；终止 If you cease to do something, you stop doing it. [V to-inf] [V -ing] [FORMAL 正式] He never ceases to amaze me... 他总能给我惊喜。 The secrecy about the President's condition had ceased to matter... 总统的健康状况已经没有保密的必要。 A small number of firms have ceased trading. 一小部分公司已经停止贸易。 3 [VERB 动词]停止；终止 If you cease something, you stop it happening or working. [V n] [FORMAL 正式] The Tundra Times, a weekly newspaper in Alaska, ceased publication this week. 阿拉斯加的周报《苔原时报》本周停刊了。
来源	2006.5

Cease Verb 动词 [Formal 正式 [V D Exist