cease
verb [ I or T ] formal uk/siːs/ us/siːs/
B2 停止，中止
to stop something
Whether the protests will cease remains to be seen. 抗议活动是否会停止还说不定。
The company has decided to cease all UK operations after this year. 公司决定从明年开始停止一切在英国的业务活动。
[ + to infinitive ] Workplace nurseries will cease to be liable for tax. 将停止对工作场所的托儿所征税。
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- We expect these practices to cease forthwith.
- He claims that prejudice against homosexuals would cease overnight if all the gay stars in the country were honest about their sexuality.
- This barbarity must cease!
cease
noun formal uk/siːs/ us/siːs/
without cease 不停止，连续
without stopping
The bells started ringing at midday and continued, without cease, till sunrise.
She talks without cease about her childhood.
The bombing continued without cease till the city lay in ruins.
He had fought without cease to clear his name.
Diana continued, without cease, to berate him till he could bear no more.
See also: cessation cease noun