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单词 discontinue
释义 dis·continue
\“+\ verb
Etymology: Middle English discontinuen, from Middle French discontinuer, from Medieval Latin discontinuare, from Latin dis- dis- (I) + continuare to continue — more at continue
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to break off : give up : terminate
  < 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 : to cease to attend, frequent, or occupy
 c. : to break the continuity of : sever
  < in regard to the mountains it was contended that a gap does not discontinue the general line of the range — Encyc. Americana >
 d.
  (1) : to cease to publish
   < discontinue an unprofitable journal >
  (2) : to cease to subscribe to
   < discontinue the morning newspaper >
2. : to abandon or terminate by a discontinuance or by other legal action
intransitive verb
: to cease to continue : come to an end; specifically : to cease to be published
 < the magazine will discontinue after the next issue >
Synonyms: see stop
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