At one o'clock the rain had ceased. [VERB]

一点时，雨已停了。

He never ceases to amaze me. [VERB to-infinitive]

他总能给我惊喜。

The secrecy about the President's condition had ceased to matter. [VERB to-infinitive]

总统的健康状况已经没有保密的必要。

A small number of firms have ceased trading. [VERB verb-ing]

一小部分公司已经停止贸易。

The Tundra Times, a weekly newspaper in Alaska, ceased publication this week. [VERB noun]

阿拉斯加的周报《苔原时报》本周停刊了。