Word · Frequency #2679
ceased
停止；终止；结束
ceased is the past of cease.
核心释义
to stop happening or to stop something from happening; to come to an end
- 1.
结束某种状态或活动
put an end to a state or an activity
- 2.
结束,终止
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
结束某种状态或活动；结束,终止；停止；终了
用法In use
The company ceased operations in 2020.
用法提示：cease作动词，表示停止；此处用过去式ceased，后接名词operations。
The rain ceased, and the sun came out.
用法提示：cease作动词，表示结束；此处用过去式ceased，单独使用表示自然现象停止。
Please cease making that noise immediately.
用法提示：cease作动词，表示停止；此处用祈使句，后接动名词短语making that noise。
cease to do sth
The company has ceased to trade.
这家公司已经停止交易。
cease doing sth
They ceased fighting for a while.
他们停止打斗了一会儿。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- cease fire
- 停火
- The two sides agreed to cease fire at midnight.双方同意在午夜停火。
- cease to exist
- 不复存在
- The old building ceased to exist after the earthquake.那座老建筑在地震后不复存在了。
- cease operations
- 停止运营
- The factory will cease operations next month.这家工厂下个月将停止运营。
- cease production
- 停止生产
- The company ceased production of the outdated model.该公司停止生产过时的型号。
- cease and desist
- 停止并终止
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
通过'ceasefire（停火）'记住cease意为'停止'。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式、法律、书面 多用于正式或书面语境，比较常见于法律、文学等场合。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with /iːs/. Note 'please' (/pliːz/) looks similar but has a different final consonant.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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