8.5 cease doing/to do
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cease to do　 長時間，甚至永遠停做某事。
cease doing　 短時停止做某事，以后還會接著做。

　　That department has ceased to exist forever.
　　那個部門已不復(fù)存在。
　　The girls ceased chatting for a moment when their teacher passed by.
　　姑娘們在老師走過時，停了會聊天。