cease
/si:s; sis/ v (fml 文)
1 [I, It, Tn, Tg]
come or bring (sth) to an end; stop 停止; 中止
Hostilities (ie Fighting) between the two sides ceased at midnight. 双方在午夜停止敌对行动（战斗）.
The officer ordered his men to cease fire, ie stop shooting. 长官命令士兵停火（停止射击）.
That department has ceased to exist. 那部门已不复存在.
The factory has ceased making bicycles. 那工厂已停止生产自行车了.
2 (idm 习语) wonders will never cease => wonder n. cease, n (idm 习语) without `cease (fml 文) without stopping; continuously 不停地; 不断地.