cease/sis; siːs/ v [I,T] formal to stop doing something or stop happening 【正式】 停止，终止，结束: By noon the rain had ceased. 到中午雨已经停了。 cease doing sth The company ceased trading on 31st October. 公司在 10 月 31 日结束业务。 cease to do sth He never ceases to amaze me. 他一直不停地让我吃惊。