ceases , ceasing , ceased
If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
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At one o'clock the rain had ceased.
一点钟时雨已经停了。
If you cease to do something, you stop doing it.
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He never ceases to amaze me.
他总让我惊喜不断。
The secrecy about the president's condition had ceased to matter.
有关总统健康状况的秘密已经不再举足轻重了。
A brain deprived of oxygen ceases to function within a few minutes.
缺氧的大脑在几分钟之内就停止了运转。