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词汇 desisting
释义 desisting
present participle ofdesist
desist
verb[ I ]
 formaluk /dɪˈsɪst/ us /dɪˈsɪst/
to stop doing something, especially something that someone else does not want you to do: 停止,中止(他人不希望发生的事)
desist fromThe soldiers have been ordered to desist from firing their guns.士兵们已接到命令停止射击。
The high winds are expected to desist tomorrow.大风预计将于明天停止。
Synonyms
abstain
refrainformal
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to end something or cause it to end
stopStop pulling your brother's hair this instant!
quitQuit poking your sister, will you?
haltWe halted the assembly line to check the equipment.
discontinueThe lab has discontinued this line of research due to ethical concerns.
ceaseAll operations at the company will cease, and the assets will be auctioned off.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Abstaining and refraining
abstain
abstain from something
abstainer
abstemious
abstemiously
cut
desist
disengagement
finger
forbear
forbearance
give up
play hard to getidiom
pull
pull back
step
step back
stop
touch
truck

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Causing something to end

Examples of desisting


desisting

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


In early adulthood, endorsing an antisocial lifestyle and being employed or in school were closely related to patterns of persisting or desisting in crime.
The industry was then reported because it was not desisting, but was operating on the basis of price information agreements and each firm was fined £10,000.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
They represent an attempt at making a new start and desisting from the disputes of the past.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
However, that is reason not for desisting but for carrying on, while not exaggerating the role that we can play.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
It is unacceptable, of course, that when some countries are behaving properly with regard to arms exports, in particular when they are desisting from exporting arms, others fill the gap.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
The diminished influence of peers after men marry has also been cited as a factor in desisting from offending.
From
Wikipedia

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