止む

プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)

やむ【^▲止む】

❶〔止まる〕stop；〔終わる〕 《文》 cease, come to 「a stop [an end]；〔風などが〕die down；〔音などが消えてゆく〕die away

音楽はいつしかやんでいた
The music had stopped [ceased] before we were aware of it.

彼の非行がやむことを望む
I hope he will stop misbehaving.

政府はテロ行為がやむことを期待している
The government hopes acts of terrorism will come to an end.

風がやんだ
The wind has died down.

地震は数秒でやんだ
The earthquake died away in a few seconds.

痛みがやむまで起き上がれなかった
I could not get up till the pain subsided [left me].

倒れて［死して］後やむ
I shall never give up as long as I live.

雨はまだやまない
It hasn't stopped raining yet.／It is still raining.

拍手は長い間やまなかった
The applause continued for a long time.

あの人は私が尊敬してやまない政治家です
He is a politician whom I deeply respect.

❷〔休止する〕pause

残り火をあおいでいた手がぱたりとやんだ
The hand fanning the embers suddenly paused.

一時もやまずに働いた
They worked away without a break.

出典　小学館「プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)」