cease
cease — 動詞
- ceasepresent simple I / you / we / they
- ceaseshe / she / it
- ceasedpast simple
- ceasing-ing form
1. to no longer happen, exist, or continue; to bring an ongoing activity or process
停止；終止
某事不再發生或進行
to no longer happen, exist, or continue; to bring an ongoing activity or process to a complete end — most common in formal, legal, and written contexts.
The rain ceased just before the children's outdoor concert began.
孩子們的戶外音樂會開始前，雨正好停了。
intransitive: rain / noise / activity ceases
The company decided to cease all operations at its oldest factory.
該公司決定停止其最老舊工廠的所有作業。
transitive: cease + noun phrase
After the warning, the neighbour finally ceased making noise at night.
收到警告後，鄰居終於停止在夜間製造噪音。
cease + gerund (doing something)
The old tradition has ceased to exist in most villages.
這項老傳統在大多數村莊已不復存在。
cease + to-infinitive
It was months before the pain in her knee ceased completely.
好幾個月後，她膝蓋的疼痛才完全消失。
- cease to exist
- cease operations
- cease fire (as in ceasefire)
- cease production
- cease publication
- never cease to amaze
- cease and desist
- stop
less formal; used in everyday speech
- halt
more sudden or decisive than 'cease'
- end
focuses on the final point rather than the process of stopping
- discontinue
formal; used for services, products, or regular activities
文法句型
cease to do something
cease something
cease doing something
用法筆記
More formal than 'stop'. Frequently used in legal, official, or written contexts. In everyday conversation, 'stop' is preferred.
常見錯誤
a humorous expression used when something surprising, unexpected, and usually good happens — implying that the event is so remarkable it seems like a miracle.
奇蹟永不停止；太陽打西邊出來了！（用來表達對意外好事感到驚訝有趣）
Ravi actually arrived on time — wonders will never cease!
Leila offered to wash the dishes without being asked — wonders will never cease.
cease — 名詞
1. used only in the fixed phrase 'without cease' to mean that something happens or
間歇；中斷
固定片語，表示不間斷
used only in the fixed phrase 'without cease' to mean that something happens or continues without any interruption or pause.
The construction noise continued without cease throughout the weekend.
施工噪音整個週末不間斷地持續著。
fixed phrase: without cease
Every day, the charity receives a stream of donations that flows without cease.
這家慈善機構每天都會收到源源不絕的捐款。
The applause from the audience went on without cease for several minutes.
觀眾的掌聲持續了好幾分鐘，未曾間斷。
For three days the storm raged without cease, keeping everyone indoors.
暴風雨連續三天猛烈肆虐，所有人都得待在室內。
pattern: verb + without cease
- without cease
- continue without cease
- go on without cease
用法筆記
Functions as a fixed adverbial phrase only. The noun 'cease' has no other usage — do not use 'a cease' or 'the cease' outside this phrase.
常見錯誤
同根字
- ceaseless形容詞C1
- ceaselessly副詞C1
- cessation名詞C1
- unceasing形容詞C2
- ceasefire名詞B2
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- operations
- production
- publication
- fire (as in ceasefire)
- existence
常用片語
- cease and desist
- never cease to amaze
- without cease
介系詞搭配
- cease from (archaic/formal)