cease

1. V-I If something ceases, it stops happening or existing. 停止[正式]

At one o'clock the rain had ceased. 一点钟时雨已经停了。

2. V-T If you cease to do something, you stop doing it. 停止; 不再 (做某事)[正式]

He never ceases to amaze me. 他总让我惊喜不断。

The secrecy about the president's condition had ceased to matter. 有关总统健康状况的秘密已经不再举足轻重了。

3. V-T If you cease something, you stop it happening or working. 停止[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》于本周停刊。