discontinue /.diskan'tinju:; /iiskan'tinju/ vt, vi [VP6A, C, 2A] cease; give up; put an end to; come to an end: 停止; 放棄; 結(jié)束; 中止： I'm so busy that / shall have to ~ (paying) these weekly visits. 我太忙，故必須停止這些每周的往訪。 disontinuance /-'tinjuans; -'tinjuans/ n