desist

US [dɪˈsɪst]
UK [dɪˈzɪst]
  • v.停止；结束
  • Web终止；断念；中止
Simple Present：desists  Present Participle：desisting  Past Tense：desisted  

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desist
v.
1.
[i]
~ (from sth/from doing sth)
停止；结束to stop doing sth
They agreed to desist from the bombing campaign.
他们同意停止大规模轰炸。

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Definition:
AllAll,停止停止,结束结束,终止终止,断念断念,中止中止
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
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。
qǐng nǐ tíng zhǐ duì wǒ shí shī rèn hé yì zài wēi xié de xíng wéi , zhè shì wǒ duì nǐ zuì hòu de qǐng qiú 。
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2.
It referred the matter to its legal department, which sent the company a cease-and-desist letter.
答案是否定。他们把这个事反映给了法律部门，然后他们发了一封警告信。
dá àn shì fǒu dìng 。 tā men bǎ zhè ge shì fǎn yìng gěi le fǎ lǜ bù mén , rán hòu tā men fā le yī fēng jǐng gào xìn 。
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3.
Calling After Email: It might be tempting to call up the person you just emailed, but desist.
邮件发送后忌打电话：你可能想要给刚刚发出那封邮件的收件人打个电话，但是最好是打消这个念头。
yóu jiàn fā sòng hòu jì dǎ diàn huà : nǐ kě néng xiǎng yào gěi gāng gāng fā chū nà fēng yóu jiàn de shōu jiàn rén dǎ gè diàn huà , dàn shì zuì hǎo shì dǎ xiāo zhè ge niàn tóu 。
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4.
I wish my younger brother would desist from playing network games all day, otherwise he would have to discontinue his study.
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。
dàn yuàn wǒ de dì dì bié zài zhěng tiān wán wǎng luò yóu xì le , fǒu zé , tā jiāng wú fǎ wán chéng xué yè 。
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5.
voluntarily and without any resistance, and to desist from troubling me with your attacks.
我命令你们，扎波罗热的哥萨克，自愿向我投降并不再反抗和以攻击来侵扰我了。
wǒ mìng lìng nǐ men , zhā bō luó rè de gē sà kè , zì yuàn xiàng wǒ tóu xiáng bìng bú zài fǎn kàng hé yǐ gōng jī lái qīn rǎo wǒ le 。
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6.
Makers of the Irish stout used to market it under the slogan "Guinness is good for you" - until they were told to desist.
生产爱尔兰烈啤酒的商家经常打着“黑啤酒益处多多”的旗号，直到他们停产。
shēng chǎn ài ěr lán liè pí jiǔ de shāng jiā jīng cháng dǎ zhe " hēi pí jiǔ yì chù duō duō " de qí hào , zhí dào tā men tíng chǎn 。
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7.
But the bank remains hobbled by a "cease and desist" order from the FDIC that limits its deposit-gathering.
然而，该银行仍受到FDIC所颁布的“政府禁令”，限制了它的资金整合。
rán ér , gāi yín háng réng shòu dào FDIC suǒ bān bù de " zhèng fǔ jìn lìng " , xiàn zhì le tā de zī jīn zhěng hé 。
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8.
Or maybe you saw yourself advising her to desist from the oldest trick in the book?
或者你可能建议她放弃这种老掉牙的伎俩？
huò zhě nǐ kě néng jiàn yì tā fàng qì zhè zhǒng lǎo diào yá de jì liǎng ?
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9.
Upon this, the Police decided to desist in the execution of the warrant pending further legal advice.
有见及此，警方决定停止行使搜查令以候取法律意见。
yǒu jiàn jí cǐ , jǐng fāng jué dìng tíng zhǐ xíng shǐ sōu chá lìng yǐ hòu qǔ fǎ lǜ yì jiàn 。
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10.
In return for such a commitment, the US Treasury secretary would desist from branding China a currency manipulator next month.
作为交换，美国财长下月不把中国列为货币操纵国。
zuò wéi jiāo huàn , měi guó cái zhǎng xià yuè bù bǎ zhōng guó liè wéi huò bì cāo zòng guó 。
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