動(dòng)詞 cease:

1. put an end to a state or an activity
   同義詞：discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
2. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
   同義詞：end, stop, finish, terminate, cease

1. In the new country he became absorbed in making a new life for the two of us, so that he gradually ceased to grieve.
   在新的國(guó)家里，他專心致志地為我倆開(kāi)創(chuàng)一個(gè)新的生活，這樣他漸漸停止了悲痛。
2. He never ceased to chase after his dream in his vigorous youth.
   在精力充沛的年輕時(shí)代他從未停止過(guò)追求自己的夢(mèng)想。
3. She ceased talking.
   她停止了談話。