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

• I wish he would desist from entertaining his friends.
  我希望他别再招待他的朋友了。
• 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。
• They ought to desist from such foolish activities.
  他们应该停止这类愚蠢的活动。
• They were requested to desist from carrying out further experiments.
  有人要求他们停止进一步的试验。
• The soldiers have been ordered to desist from firing their guns.
  士兵们巳被令停止开火。
• She rubbed her arms, but they hurt and she desisted.
  她揉了揉胳膊，感觉很疼就停下了。
• 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。
• 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。
• In each instance, he dispatches a cease-and-desist letter.
  在每个案例中，他都会发出一份要求对方终止剽窃行为的信函。