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 agreed to desist from the bombing campaign.
  他们同意停止大规模轰炸。
• If we ask a man who is exploiting a commons to desist "in the name of conscience," what are we saying to him?
  当我们要求滥用公地的人们，「因良知之名」而停止，可以对他说什么呢？
• They have been told that their protest has no chance of being successful, but they refuse to desist.
  他们已被告知抗议不可能成功，但他们拒绝罢手。
• Seeing the boss coming, they desist from gossiping.
  见老板来了，他们停止了闲谈。
• I wish he would desist from entertaining his friends.
  我希望他别再招待他的朋友了。
• 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。
• They ought to desist from such foolish activities.
  他们应该停止这类愚蠢的活动。
• The soldiers have been ordered to desist from firing their guns.
  士兵们巳被令停止开火。
• They were told to desist from spreading grapevine news.
  已告诉他们停止散布小道消息。
• 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。