如果要说“停止做某件事”，第一个想到的也许是”quit”或者”stop”，但在英文中可不是只有这两种用法而已！而且，若今天要表达的是放弃做某件事、或者放人家鸽子，你知道该怎么说吗？

英文老师针对不同的情况，整理出了5种关于“停止”的片语，相信你学会之后，也能细腻又顺畅地表达。

1. to Give up  放弃

ex. His wife finally persuaded him to give up smoking.

2. To ditch  抛弃

为了其他事情，在未告知的状况下抛弃朋友或他人。

ex. Tammy is mad at her boyfriend because he was always ditching her to meet his friends.

3. Come to a standstill

逐渐放慢脚步，最后停下来。

ex. As the strike began, the production line came to a standstill.

4. to discontinue

停止、中止或中断原先在做的事情。

ex. Mary discontinued her visits to the museum

5. to cease

中止、中止、结束某件事。

ex. We worked without cease to get the project finished on time.