It hurt so badly he wished to cease to be.他觉得疼痛难忍，恨不得死了算了。Once our services cease to be useful to them, we're expendable.一旦我们的服务对他们不再有用，我们就可能被抛弃。Once people retire they automatically cease to be union members.人们一旦退休...
The agency was heavily criticised for its tardy response to the hurricane.该机构因对飓风反应迟缓，受到严厉批评。I was as tardy as ever for the afternoon appointments.和以往一样，下午的约见我又迟到了。The law is often tardy in reacting to changing attitudes...