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单词 desist
释义
desistde‧sist /dɪˈzɪst, dɪˈsɪst/ verb [intransitive] formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINdesist
Origin:
1400-1500 Old French desister, from Latin sistere ‘to stand, stop’
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
desist
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theydesist
he, she, itdesists
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theydesisted
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave desisted
he, she, ithas desisted
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad desisted
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill desist
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have desisted
Continuous Form
PresentIam desisting
he, she, itis desisting
you, we, theyare desisting
PastI, he, she, itwas desisting
you, we, theywere desisting
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been desisting
he, she, ithas been desisting
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been desisting
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be desisting
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been desisting
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Blaine would not desist in her insistence.
  • But they differ from normal girls in the extent to which they pursue these activities and their inability to desist from them.
  • Guidelines have been issued to them on the point at which they must desist from the chase because of danger to the public.
  • However, the professor was able to convince them to desist by arguing that they lacked sufficient grounds for their demand.
  • It would be wise to desist from this activity forthwith.
  • One person might consider it his moral duty to fight and another to desist from fighting.
  • Perhaps the presence of her young mistress made her desist from talk.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • He commanded all law violators to cease and desist.
to stop doing something:  We hope that the military regime will desist from its acts of violence. cease and desist at cease1(2)
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