cease
/siːs/verb
no obj.
1- come to an end停止, 终止：
the hostilities had ceased and normal life was resumed
战争结束后, 正常生活恢复了
with infinitive on his retirement the job will cease to exist.他一退休, 这一职务将不复存在。
1.1
- with obj. bring (a specified action) to an end使（某行动）结束, 停止：
they were asked to cease all military activity.
他们被要求停止所有军事行动。
短语
never cease to
- (in hyperbolic use) do something very frequently频繁地做（夸张用语）：
her exploits never cease to amaze me.
她的壮举总是让我惊奇不已。
without cease
- without stopping不停地, 不断地。
词源
Middle English: from Old French cesser, from Latin cessare 'stop'， from cedere 'to yield'.