常見例句用作動詞 (v.)用作不及物動詞: S+~(+A)The storm has ceased.暴風(fēng)雨停止了。The rain has ceased.雨已經(jīng)停了。The firing had ceased.槍聲停止了。The hum of study ceased.嗡嗡的讀書聲停止了。And gradually their talks ceased.慢慢地他們的談話終止了。Hostilities must cease at once.敵對行動必須立即停止。His influence ceased with his death.他的影響已隨著他的去世而消失了。用作及物動詞: S+~+ n./pron.Cease fire!停止開槍!At last they have ceased work.最後他們停止工作了。They threatened to cease financial support to the university.他們威脇要停止給這所大學(xué)經(jīng)濟(jì)援助。Just two weeks later the magazine ceased publication.就在兩周之後,該襍志就???。I don't think he will cease his efforts to enter the diplomatic service.我想他不會停止努力爭取進(jìn)入外交部門工作。S+~+to- vThe dying man soon ceased to breathe.那個垂死的人不久停止了呼吸。They heard that he had ceased to think so.他們聽說他已經(jīng)不這麼想了。He ceased to write at the age of sixty.他60嵗停止了寫作。You are ceasing to be children.你們已經(jīng)不再是孩子了。The matter has ceased to be a mystery to anyone.這件事對大家來說已不再是個謎了。S+~+ v -ingWe ceased pretending.我們不再裝模作樣。His eyes never ceased rolling at the little girl.他的眼睛始終在那小姑娘身上打轉(zhuǎn)。The factory has ceased making bicycles.這家工廠已停止生産自行車。When he heard the knock, he ceased writing.儅他聽到敲門聲,就停下來不寫了。She never ceased regretting her decision.她一直遺憾她的決定。It has ceased snowing.雪漸漸停了。用作動詞 (v.)He was going to cease working for them.他將不再爲(wèi)他們乾活。When can we cease from our labours?我們什麼時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。The newspaper had ceased publication.報紙已???。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.我們不停地生産以便按時完成計劃 返回 ceases