单词 | discontinue |
释义 | dis·continue transitive verb 1. a. < found it necessary to discontinue her course in Spanish > < discontinued bus service between the two points > : end the operations or existence of < the school was discontinued after a sharp drop in enrollments > < discontinued the business after the death of his partner > : cease to use < discontinued the pattern after it proved unsatisfactory > b. obsolete c. < in regard to the mountains it was contended that a gap does not discontinue the general line of the range — Encyc. Americana > d. (1) < discontinue an unprofitable journal > (2) < discontinue the morning newspaper > 2. intransitive verb < the magazine will discontinue after the next issue > Synonyms: see stop |
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