cease from doing or providing (something), typically something that has been provided on a regular basis
停止,中断
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the ferry service was discontinued by the proprietors 经营人停止了渡轮服务
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he discontinued his visits.
他不再来访。
stop making (a particular product)
停止生产(某种特定产品)
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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
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[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)。
"late Middle English (in the sense ‘interrupt, disrupt’): via Old French from medieval Latin