desist GRE

1.to desist from gossiping

说闲话

2.desist from one's purpose

放弃目的

3.desist from complaining;

抱怨；

4.each pledged to desist from acts of sabotage.

各方都保破坏活动。

5.I asked him to desist from abusing me in private to newspaper editors.

我要求私下向各报诽谤我。