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desist from sth
The court ordered the company to desist from the practice.
法院命令该公司停止这种做法。
戒除；不消费
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戒除；不消费
to choose not to consume
The court ordered the company to desist from the practice.
法院命令该公司停止这种做法。
选择不去消费
choose not to consume
desist
Base
原形
desists
3rd person
第三人称单数
desisting
-ing
现在分词
desisted
Past
过去式
desisted
Past participle
过去分词
He desists from smoking.
他戒烟。
She desisted from arguing.
她停止争论。
They are desisting from the project.
他们正在停止该项目。
I have desisted from bad habits.
我已经戒掉坏习惯。
常与from连用，表示停止做某事
Please desist from talking during the movie.
看电影时请不要说话。
The store desisted from selling plastic bags after the new law was passed.
新法律通过后，这家商店停止销售塑料袋。
The neighbor asked them to desist, but the music continued.
邻居要求他们停止，但音乐仍在继续。
The court ordered the company to desist from the practice.
法院命令该公司停止这种做法。
He was urged to desist from interfering in the matter.
有人敦促他停止干预此事。
不及物用法较少见，通常需要from短语。
The noise finally desisted after midnight.
噪音终于在午夜后停止了。
Not this
He desisted smoking.
Use this
He desisted from smoking.
desist是不及物动词，需要接介词from才能表示停止做某事；不能直接跟宾语。
Not this
She desisted the temptation to eat cake.
Use this
She resisted the temptation to eat cake.
desist意为‘停止做某事’，后接from；而‘抵抗诱惑’应用resist，二者词义不同。
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不饮酒；戒酒
The athlete promised to desist from alcohol during the season.
这名运动员承诺在赛季期间不饮酒。
不吃糖；戒糖
After the diagnosis, she desisted from sugar and lost weight.
确诊后，她不再吃糖，体重也减轻了。
不吃肉；戒肉
They desisted from meat to reduce their environmental impact.
他们为了减少对环境的影响而不再吃肉。
不摄入咖啡因
He desisted from caffeine after experiencing anxiety.
在经历焦虑后，他不再摄入咖啡因。
停止购买；不再购买
Many consumers desist from buying products made with plastic.
许多消费者不再购买塑料制品。
不再暴饮暴食
She resolved to desist from overeating during the holidays.
她决心在假期不再暴饮暴食。
停止并终止（常为法律命令用语）
The company received a cease and desist order from the court.
该公司收到了法院的停止并终止命令。
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联想 de + sist：看着商品，站着（sist）不动手，忍住不消费——desist 就是停手、不再继续。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式公告、书面说明 该词多用于正式场合或书面语，表示选择不消费或不继续做某事，语气较正式；日常口语中一般不用。
常与from连用，表示停止做某事
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