Word · Frequency #11703
discontinues
停止；中止；终止
discontinues is the third person singular of discontinue.
核心释义
to stop doing, making, or providing something, especially a product or service
- 1.
中断持续；终止,尤指商业产品的生产；停止生产、制造或供应。
To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying.
- 2.
有意识地停止服用或施用(药物)。
To consciously cease the ingestion or administration of (a pharmaceutical drug).
停用（药物）；停药；中断持续；终止,尤指商业产品的生产；停止生产、制造或供应。；有意识地停止服用或施用(药物)。；中断；终止
用法In use
The company decided to discontinue the old printer model.
用法提示：discontinue 是及物动词，表示“停止生产/供应”，本句中作不定式。
The doctor told her to discontinue the medication if she felt unwell.
用法提示：discontinue 是及物动词，在医疗语境中表示“停用（药物）”，本句中作不定式。
The airline has discontinued its direct flights to Sydney.
用法提示：discontinued 是 discontinue 的过去分词形式，作及物动词，表示“停止提供”，本句为现在完成时。
discontinue sth
及物用法，宾语多为产品、服务或生产活动。
The airline decided to discontinue the direct flight.
这家航空公司决定停止直飞航班。
be discontinued
被动语态常见于产品退市或药品停用的正式语境中。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- discontinue a product
- 停止生产或销售某产品
- The company decided to discontinue the product after poor sales.公司因销量不佳决定停售该产品。
- discontinue production
- 停止生产
- They will discontinue production of the old model next year.他们明年将停止生产旧型号。
- discontinue service
- 停止服务，终止服务
- The airline may discontinue service on this route.该航空公司可能终止这条航线的服务。
- discontinue medication
- 停止用药，停药
- Do not discontinue your medication without consulting your doctor.未经咨询医生，不要停用药物。
- discontinue treatment
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 discontinue 拆成 dis（不）+ continue（继续）来记：按下暂停键，播放不再继续，就是“停止、中止”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：产品停产或停售公告、药物使用说明 该词多用于正式或书面语境，比较常见于产品停产/停售通知和药物使用说明；日常口语中较少使用，因此按正式（formal）标注较稳妥。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only continue rhymes exactly with discontinue (/ɪnjuː/). Continuous shares the /tɪnju/ stretch but ends in /əs/, so it is a near rhyme, not exact. Disconnect, discount, and discontent look like dis- + a base, but their vowels and endings differ: /ˌdɪskəˈnɛkt/, /ˈdɪskaʊnt/, /ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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