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 asked him to desist from abusing me in private to newspaper editors.
  我要求他不再在私下向报馆编辑毁谤我。
• They were requested to desist from carrying out further experiments.
  有人要求他们停止进一步的试验。
• 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 ought to desist from such foolish activities.
  他们应该停止这类愚蠢的活动。
• I wish he would desist from entertaining his friends.
  我希望他别再招待他的朋友了。
• Seeing the boss coming, they desist from gossiping.
  见老板来了，他们停止了闲谈。
• 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。
• 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。
• The judge told the man to desist from threatening his wife.
  法官告诫那男子切莫再去威胁其妻。
• The owners of intellectual property have always possessed the legal right to demand that violators "cease and desist" publishing and distributing infringing works.
  知识产权所有者始终拥有要求侵权者“停止及终止”出版和发行侵权作品的法律权利。