【cease】 - A-level备考词汇

cease

UK:  [siːs]

US:  [siːs]

第三人称单数：ceases  现在分词：ceasing  过去式：ceased  

n.

1.停止

v.

1.〈正式〉停止; 中断; 结束; 平息

2.〈正式〉使中断; 使结束

1 . The United States did not vote on the cease-fire resolution passed Thursday by the Security Council.
周四联合国安理会通过的停火协议中，美国没有投赞成票。

2 . But any cease-fire must have conditions in it so that Hamas does not use Gaza as a place from which to launch rockets, " he said. "
但是任何停火必须有条件，让哈马斯不能利用加沙为发射火箭弹的基地。

3 . Once it had decided on a cease-fire out of military necessity, it was ready to extract the maximum aid from us.
一旦它出于军事的需要决定停火时，它就准备从我们那里最大限度地榨取援助。

4 . A heated debate in the company about whether to cease censoring ensued, say people familiar with the matter.
知情人士说，随后谷歌公司内部就是否停止审查展开了激烈辩论。

5 . The resolution, Rice said, lays the foundation for a durable cease-fire and a decisive change from the status quo that produced the war.
赖斯指出，这项决议为实现持久停火并根本改变导致战争爆发的现有局面奠定了基础。