(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
动词 cease:
put an end to a state or an activity同义词:discontinue, stop, give up, quit, lay off
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical同义词:end, stop, finish, terminate
例句
The newspaper had ceased publication.报纸已停刊。
The old man ceased breathing the night before.老人前一天晚上停止了呼吸。
As suddenly as it began, the rain ceased.雨突然而来,骤然而止。
详细解释
cease v.(动词)ceased,ceas.ing,ceas.es v.tr.(及物动词)To put an end to; discontinue:使…停止;中止:例句:The factory ceased production.See Synonyms at stop 工厂停产参见 stop v.intr.(不及物动词)To come to an end; stop:终止;停止:例句:a process that never ceases.永不停止的过程 To stop performing an activity or action; desist:停止行动:停止进行某种活动或行为;停止:例句:.fold our wings,/And cease from wanderings.(Tennyson).收起我们的翅膀,/停止流浪.(坦尼森) n.(名词)Cessation; pause:停止;中止:例句:We worked without cease to get the project finished on time.我们不停地生产以便按时完成计划 来源:Middle English cesen 中古英语 cesen from Old French cesser 源自 古法语 cesser from Latin cess3re [to stop] [frequentative of] côdere [to yield] * see ked- 源自 拉丁语 cess3re [停止] [] côdere的重复动词 [放弃] *参见 ked-