v.终止;停止
n.停止
He was going to cease working for them. 他将不再为他们干活。
When can we cease from our labours? 我们什么时候才能免除劳役之苦?
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。
When you cease to dream you cease to live. 如果你停止了梦想,生命也就停止了。
用作名词 (n.)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
cease的基本意思是“(使)停止”,主要指原有的事物不复存在,或状态、活动的逐渐停止。用于比喻可指“消亡,死亡”。
cease可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,可接名词或代词,也可接动词不定式或动名词;cease用作不及物动词时后面常接介词from,表示“停止(做)某事”,句子的主语为人。
cease偶尔还可用作名词,常以without cease短语出现,意为“不停地,不断地”。例如:I kept an eye upon her without cease.我不停地照看她。