新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

ceaseIELTS重点词汇

英 [siːs]

[VERB]

词汇频率：

VERB. 动词

ceases , ceasing , ceased
1. [I 不及物动词] 停止
If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
近义词
halt
反义词
begin
双语例句
例：
At one o'clock the rain had ceased.
一点钟时雨已经停了。
2. [T 及物动词] 停止 , 不再（做某事）
If you cease to do something, you stop doing it.
反义词
begin
双语例句
例：
He never ceases to amaze me.
他总让我惊喜不断。
例：
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。
例：
A brain deprived of oxygen ceases to function within a few minutes.
缺氧的大脑在几分钟之内就停止了运转。
3. [T 及物动词] 停止
If you cease something, you stop it happening or working.
近义词
stop
反义词
begin
双语例句
例：
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。
例：
A small number of firms have ceased trading.
少数几个公司已经停止交易了。

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