discontinue

discontinue
(discontinues, discontinued, discontinuing)
  1. [with obj.]cease from doing or providing (something), typically something that has been provided on a regular basis
    停止,中断
    the ferry service was discontinued by the proprietors.
    经营人停止了渡轮服务。
    he discontinued his visits.
    他不再来访。
    ■stop making (a particular product)
    停止生产(某种特定产品)
    their current top-of-the-range running shoe is being discontinued.
    他们目前最高级的跑鞋即将停产了。
    [as adj. discontinued]discontinued fabrics.
    停产的纺织品。
    ■cease taking (a newspaper or periodical) or paying (a subscription)
    停止取(或订阅)(报纸或期刊)
派生
discontinuance
noun
discontinuation
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'interrupt, disrupt'): via Old French from medieval Latin discontinuare, from Latin dis- 'not' + continuare (see continue)
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