動詞 cease:

1. put an end to a state or an activity
   同義詞：discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
2. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
   同義詞：end, stop, finish, terminate, cease

1. In the new country he became absorbed in making a new life for the two of us, so that he gradually ceased to grieve.
   在新的國家里，他專心致志地為我倆開創(chuàng)一個新的生活，這樣他漸漸停止了悲痛。
2. He never ceased to chase after his dream in his vigorous youth.
   在精力充沛的年輕時代他從未停止過追求自己的夢想。
3. She ceased talking.
   她停止了談話。