v.終止；停止
n.停止
He was going to cease working for them. 他將不再為他們干活。
When can we cease from our labours? 我們什么時(shí)候才能免除勞役之苦?
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. 雨突然而來，驟然而止。
When you cease to dream you cease to live. 如果你停止了夢(mèng)想,生命也就停止了。
用作名詞 (n.)We worked without cease to get the project finished on time. 我們不停地生產(chǎn)以便按時(shí)完成計(jì)劃
cease的基本意思是“(使)停止”,主要指原有的事物不復(fù)存在,或狀態(tài)、活動(dòng)的逐漸停止。用于比喻可指“消亡，死亡”。
cease可用作不及物動(dòng)詞,也可用作及物動(dòng)詞。用作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),可接名詞或代詞,也可接動(dòng)詞不定式或動(dòng)名詞；cease用作不及物動(dòng)詞時(shí)后面常接介詞from,表示“停止(做)某事”,句子的主語為人。
cease偶爾還可用作名詞,常以without cease短語出現(xiàn),意為“不停地,不斷地”。例如:I kept an eye upon her without cease.我不停地照看她。
adj.不絕的；不停的
n.【U】死；死亡
n.停火；停火命令
