discontinue
/ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuː/verb
(discontinues, discontinued, discontinuing)with obj.
1- cease from doing or providing (something), typically something that has been provided on a regular basis停止, 中断：
the ferry service was discontinued by the proprietors
经营人停止了渡轮服务
he discontinued his visits.
他不再来访。
1.1
- stop making (a particular product)停止生产（某种特定产品）：
their current top-of-the-range running shoe is being discontinued
他们目前最高级的跑鞋即将停产了
as adj. discontinued discontinued fabrics.停产的纺织品。
1.2
- cease taking (a newspaper or periodical) or paying (a subscription)停止取（或订阅）（报纸或期刊）。
派生词
discontinuance
noundiscontinuation
noun词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'interrupt， disrupt'）： via Old French from medieval Latin discontinuare, from Latin dis- 'not'+continuare （see CONTINUE）.