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。
• 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。
• Seeing the boss coming, they desist from gossiping.
  见老板来了，他们停止了闲谈。
• 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。
• The teacher requested us to desist from discussion.
  老师要求我们停止讨论。
• 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。
• 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。
• I wish he would desist from entertaining his friends.
  我希望他别再招待他的朋友了。
• 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。
• 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。