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| 1 | I formal to stop happening or continuing 中断；终止 |
| Conversation ceased when she entered the room. 她进房间后，谈话就停止了。 |
| The rain had almost ceased by the time we left. 我们离开的时候，雨几乎已经停了。 |
| cease to exist If we don’ t get more money, community theatre will cease to exist here. 我们如果筹不到更多的钱，这里的社区剧院就将不复存在。 |
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| 2 | T to stop doing something 停止 |
| The government has ceased all contact with the rebels. 政府已经停止了和叛乱分子的所有接触。 |
| cease doing/to do sth In 1981 he ceased being a player and moved into management. 1981年他不再当运动员而进入管理层。 |
| I had ceased to care what happened to her. 我已经不再关心她发生什么事了。 |
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| - | sth never ceases to amaze sb
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| used for emphasizing that you are always impressed or surprised by a particular person or thing , even though you know them well |
| 某事不断给某人带来惊奇 |
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| It never ceases to amaze me how quick email is. 电子邮件的快捷一直令我感到惊奇不已。 |
| He never ceased to be amazed by her physical strength. 他一直对她的体力感到惊奇。 |
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| Words frequently used with cease | | cease 的常见搭配词 | | nouns | activities, operations, production, publication, trading, | 2 | | | |
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