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

• They were told to desist from spreading grapevine news.
  已告诉他们停止散布小道消息。
• Therefore, please could you desist from showing any forwarders's name and address as consignees for any Saudi Arabian consignment.
  因此对于任何运往沙特阿拉伯的货物，请停止显示货运代理的名称和地址。
• If people knew how much I hated that, they would desist.
  如果人们知道我多么讨厌这种套话，他们就不会这么写了。
• Seeing the boss coming, they desist from gossiping.
  见老板来了，他们停止了闲谈。
• Please treat this as my final demand for you to cease and desist perpetrating any conduct of a threatening nature upon me.
  请你停止对我实施任何意在威胁的行为，这是我对你最后的请求。
• We will not countenance North Koreas pattern of provoking a crisis and then insisting they be rewarded in order to cease and desist from the actions they are taking.
  我们不会纵容北韩的一贯行径，他们总是先挑起危机，然后非要索取回报才会罢休和停止他们的所作所为。
• Please Cease& Desist all Reminders to me and my contacts. I cannot Tolerate any more reminders being sent to my list as I wasn't aware of this.
  请中止任何邀请我或我朋友的提醒电邮，我无法容忍在我毫无意识的情况下，以我的名义发信给我邮箱的所有朋友。
• They were requested to desist from carrying out further experiments.
  有人要求他们停止进一步的试验。
• Tell your representatives to CEASE and DESIST with the permitting the transfer of dual-use technologies and manufacturing techniques to China in return for short-term profits.
  告诉你们的议员不能为了短期的利益而向中国转让军民两用技术和生产工艺。
• 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。