desist

英 [dɪˈzɪst]

美 [dɪˈzɪst]

v.  停止; 结束

过去式：desisted　第三人称单数：desists　现在分词：desisting　过去分词：desisted　

BNC.19558 / COCA.21651

牛津词典

verb

• 停止；结束
  to stop doing sth
  1. They agreed to desist from the bombing campaign.
     他们同意停止大规模轰炸。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 停止（做）；不再（做）
  If youdesist fromdoing something, you stop doing it.
  1. Ford never desisted from trying to persuade him to return to America...
     福特从未停止过劝说他返回美国。
  2. The magazine will desist from such language after receiving complaints...
     杂志接到投诉之后将杜绝使用此类语言。
  3. She rubbed her arms, but they hurt and she desisted.
     她揉了揉胳膊，感觉很疼就停下了。

英英释义

verb

• choose not to consume
  1. I abstain from alcohol
  Synonym:abstainrefrain

双语例句

• Kindly desist from treating the disabled so coldly.
  请不要再这样冷淡对待残疾人士了。
• AoW Ltd had in effect been shut down after several US states issued "cease and desist" orders, demanding a halt to unlawful activities, and the investors 'misdirected monies did not stay in the UK account for long.
  美国几个州签发停业令，要求AoWLtd停止非法活动后，AoWLtd实际上已关门，并且这些投资人被打错账户的钱，没有在英国的户头上停留多长时间。
• They were told to desist from spreading grapevine news.
  已告诉他们停止散布小道消息。
• That's a federal cease and desist order.
  这是给你们的接管令。
• The judge told the man to desist from threatening his wife.
  法官告诫那男子切莫再去威胁其妻。
• I wish he would desist from entertaining his friends.
  我希望他别再招待他的朋友了。
• Seeing the boss coming, they desist from gossiping.
  见老板来了，他们停止了闲谈。
• Second, if he truly had a viable complaint then why didn't he file an immediate "cease and desist" order?
  其次，要是他真的有正当的理由的话，为什么他不签署一个立即执行的“停业和终止”的命令呢？
• I wish my little brother would desist from playing network games all day, otherwise he would have to discontinue his studies.
  但愿我的弟弟别再整天玩网络游戏了，否则，他将无法完成学业。
• They were requested to desist from carrying out further experiments.
  有人要求他们停止进一步的试验。