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cancel
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- Conjugation :
past
canceled
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past
cancelled
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ing
canceling
;
ing
cancelling
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Derivatives :
n
canceler
;
n
canceller
;
adj
cancelable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- cancel
['kænsəl]
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1.
vt.
[+meeting]
[ visit]
[ reservation]
[ flight]
取消
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2.
vt.
[+contract]
[ order]
撤销
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3.
vt.
[+document]
废除
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4.
vt.
[+debt]
注销
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5.
vt.
[+cheque]
[ stamp etc]
盖销
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- cancel
[ˈkænsəl]
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1.
vt.
取消;无限期延迟
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The project had been cancelled for lack of public support.
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因缺乏公众支持,该项目已被取消。
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Cancel the dinner party.
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取消这次宴会吧。
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2.
vt.
抵消;补偿
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Her speed and determination cancels out all of her other weaknessess.
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她的速度和决心弥补了所有其他缺点。
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3.
vt.
撤销,使不起作用
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All previous laws were cancelled and declared null.
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所有先前法律被取消并被宣布无效。
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4.
vt.
删除,擦掉
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Please cancel my name from the database.
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请把我的名字从数据库里删除。
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5.
vt.
盖销,使作废
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I went to the bank to cancel a check I had written.
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我去银行把一张我曾开具的支票作废。
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6.
vt.
[Mathematics]
约分,消去
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7.
n.[c/u]
本位号
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There were quite a few cancel notations on the revised music sheet.
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修订过的乐谱上有不少取消的批注。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- cancel
['kænsəl]
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1.
vb
[mainly tr]
to order (something already arranged, such as a meeting or event) to be postponed indefinitely; call off
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2.
vb
to revoke or annul
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the order for the new television set was cancelled
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3.
vb
to delete (writing, numbers, etc); cross out
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he cancelled his name and substituted hers
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4.
vb
to mark (a cheque, postage stamp, ticket, etc) with an official stamp or by a perforation to prevent further use
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5.
vb
[also intr; usually foll by out]
to counterbalance; make up for (a deficiency, etc)
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his generosity cancelled out his past unkindness
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6.
vb
to close (an account) by discharging any outstanding debts
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7.
vb
[sometimes foll by out]
[accounting]
to eliminate (a debit or credit) by making an offsetting entry on the opposite side of the account
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8.
vb
[maths]
to eliminate (numbers, quantities, or terms) as common factors from both the numerator and denominator of a fraction or as equal terms from opposite sides of an equation
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9.
vi.
[intr]
to be able to be eliminated in this way
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10.
n
a new leaf or section of a book replacing a defective one, one containing errors, or one that has been omitted
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11.
n
a less common word for cancellation
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12.
n
a US word for natural
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13.
n
[Etymology]
C14: from Old French canceller, from Medieval Latin cancellare, from Late Latin: to strike out, make like a lattice, from Latin cancelli lattice, grating
Examples
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cancel a ticket reservation
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取消预定票座
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they cancel each other out
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他们相互抵消
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Confronted with a tight budget, the company had to cancel their banquet and hold a small party instead.
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面对这样紧张的预算,公司不得不取消宴会,只举办一个小型聚会。
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The heavy workload forced me to cancel playing golf.
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繁重的工作量迫使我取消打高尔夫。
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There were quite a few cancel notations on the revised music sheet.
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修订过的乐谱上有不少取消的批注。
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I went to the bank to cancel a check I had written.
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我去银行把一张我曾开具的支票作废。
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