（停止做某事）。例如：

Lay off: stop doing sth.

停止做某事；放弃原有的东西。

Give up sth give up doing sth.

两个月前他停止做某事而弹钢琴。

He stopped to play piano two months ago.

两个月前他停止做某事而弹钢琴。

He stopped to play piano two months ago。

让人停止做某事

Used to tell somebody to stop doing something

退出-停止做某事。或者，停止成为某件事的一部分。

Pull out of – to stop doing something. Or, to stop being a part of something.