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cancel

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can·cel /ˈkænsəl/ ●●● S2 verb (cancelled, cancelling British EnglishBrE, canceled, canceling American EnglishAmE)  
1  [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to decide that something that was officially planned will not happen 取消〔正式安排的事情〕
 Our flight was cancelled.
我们的航班取消了。
 I’m afraid I’ll have to cancel our meeting tomorrow.
恐怕我得取消我们明天的会议。
 You’ll just have to ring John and cancel.
你只能打电话给约翰取消了。
n Register
In everyday English, people often say call something off rather than cancel something:
We’ll just have to cancel. → We’ll just have to call it off.
2  CANCEL[intransitiveI, transitiveT] to end an agreement or arrangement that you have with someone 取消〔协议或安排〕
 I phoned the hotel to cancel my reservation.
我打电话给酒店取消了预订。
 The bank agreed to cancel all the company’s debts.
银行同意免除这家公司的所有债务。
3  [transitiveT] to say officially that a document can no longer be used or no longer has any legal effect 撤销，废除〔文件〕
 I phoned the bank to cancel the cheque.
我打电话给银行，注销了这张支票。
4 cancel something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v EQUALif two things cancel each other out, they are equally important and have an opposite effect to each other, so that neither one has any effect 抵消 → negate
 The losses in our overseas division have cancelled out the profits made in the home market.
我们海外分部的亏损抵消了国内市场的盈利。
Examples from the Corpus
cancel out• It also has the great advantage that many of the infinities that arise in quantum theory cancel each other out.• Since the 1970s, the world had been dominated by two problems which, ironically, tended to cancel each other out.• Superposition is of the essence of waves, which can be added together to reinforce or cancel each other out.• The two William Wilsons cancelled each other out, and that was all.• These two effects cancel each other out at an altitude of about 25 kilometres.• The two sides of the equation should cancel each other out into unity.• These interfere with each other, cancelling each other out or reinforcing each other to produce bigger waves.• This means that their spins are guaranteed to cancel each other out to give a total spin of zero.
 THESAURUS
cancel to decide that something that was officially planned will not happen 取消〔正式安排的事情〕
The teacher was ill so classes were cancelled for the day.
老师生病，所以这天的课就取消了。
I was feeling better so I cancelled my doctor’s appointment.
我感觉好些了，所以就取消了看病预约。
They were forced to cancel the concert when the conductor became ill.
指挥生病，他们被迫取消了音乐会。
call off to cancel a meeting, game, or event that you have organized. Call off is less formal than cancel and is very commonly used in everyday English 取消〔已经筹划好的会议、比赛或事件。call off不如cancel正式，常用于日常英语〕
Linda decided to call the wedding off.
琳达决定取消婚礼。
The game was called off due to heavy rain.
比赛因为大雨取消了。
be off if an event or activity is off, it has been cancelled because of a sudden problem or change in someone’s plans 〔事件或活动因突发问题或某人计划有变而〕被取消
I’m afraid the party’s off. Nick won’t let us use his apartment.
不好意思，聚会取消了，尼克不让我们借用他的公寓。
Myers called me yesterday to tell me that the deal was off.
迈尔斯昨天来电告诉我这笔交易取消了。
postpone to decide to do something at a later time, instead of the time that was officially planned 推迟，延期
The show has been postponed until next Saturday.
演出推迟到下周六了。
shelve (also put something on ice) to decide not to continue with a plan, project etc although it may be considered again at some time in the future 搁置〔计划、项目等〕
Plans for a new stadium have been shelved for now.
修建新体育馆的计划暂时搁置起来了。
The project had to be put on ice due to lack of funding.
那项目因为缺少资金被搁置了。
nBlears called for the discussions to be put on ice until after the elections.
annul formal to officially decide that a marriage, result, or agreement has no legal authority and is therefore cancelled 宣告〔婚姻、结果或协议〕无效
The election results were annulled by the courts.
竞选结果被法庭宣布无效。
A marriage can be annulled if there has been lack of consent.
如果并非双方自愿,婚姻可以被宣布无效。
Examples from the Corpus
cancel• Waiting lists started to lengthen as operations were cancelled.• We spent hours on the phone Thursday evening working through the guest-list to tell people the party was cancelled.• The comedy was canceled after just four episodes.• But the changes eventually could cancel almost a dozen station construction flights aboard the shuttle and several additional components.• The project had been cancelled by Labour for lack of public funds.• a canceled check• Hamilton said that, depending on how the students fared emotionally Tuesday morning, he might cancel classes in the afternoon.• Classes were canceled for the day.• I forgot to cancel my doctor's appointment.• And she had been pretty on that slab, all the influences of birth and upbringing cancelled out.• They were forced to cancel the concert when the conductor became ill.• I called and canceled the order.
From Longman Business Dictionary
cancelcan·cel /ˈkænsəl/ verb (cancelled, cancelling British EnglishBrE, canceled, canceling American EnglishAmE) [transitiveT]
1to arrange that a planned activity or event will not now happen
Airport security has been increased but there is no intention of cancelling flights.
Because of the takeover moves the meeting was cancelled.
Some airlines have been forced to cancel orders.
2LAWto end an agreement or arrangement that exists in law
You can suspend or even cancel your contract for the period you are away.
3LAW to draw lines across a document so that it no longer has any legal effect
→ cancel something → out
Origin cancel
(1300-1400) French canceller “to cross out”, from Latin cancellare “to make like a frame of crossed bars”, from cancer “frame of crossed bars”, from carcer “prison”
can·cel verb →n REGISTER1 →THESAURUS1
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3183 COCA: 3915
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3183 COCA: 3915
cancel verb
⇨ cancel (cancel an order) ⇨ abolish (cancel a flight) cancel

verb

cancel ♦︎ lift ♦︎ revoke ♦︎ repeal ♦︎ invalidate ♦︎ annulThese words all mean to officially end a law or agreement or to say that a document or policy is no longer valid. 这些词均表示正式废除某项法律、协议，或宣告某文件、政策失效。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to cancel / revoke an agreement◆to cancel / revoke / invalidate a will◆to cancel / invalidate a contract◆to lift / revoke / repeal a ban◆to revoke / repeal / annul a law◆to revoke / invalidate the constitution◆to revoke / invalidate a licence / permit◆to invalidate / annul a marriage■ cancel (-ll-, NAmE -l-) [transitive, intransitive] to say that you no longer want to continue with an agreement, especially one that has been legally arranged 撤销，取消，废除（尤指具有法律效力的协议）◆to cancel a policy / subscription取消保单；停止订阅◆Is it too late to cancel my order?我现在取消订单是不是太晚了？◆The US has agreed to cancel debts (= say that they no longer need to be paid) totalling $10 million.美国已同意免除总额为1 000万美元的债务。◆No charge will be made if you cancel within 10 days.如果在10天以内取消，不收费用。▸ cancellation

noun

 [uncountable, countable] ◆the cancellation of a contract合同的取消◆Cancellations must be made in writing.撤销必须要有书面通知。■ lift [transitive] to remove or end restrictions 解除，撤销，停止（限制）◆to lift a ban / curfew / blockade解除禁令／宵禁／封锁◆Martial law has now been lifted.戒严令现已解除。■ revoke rɪˈvəʊk; NAmE rɪˈvoʊk [transitive] (formal) (of a group or person in authority) to officially cancel a document, decision or agreement, so that it is no longer legally or officially valid （掌权者）取消，废除（文件、决定或协议）◆Your licence may be revoked at any time.你的执照随时可能被吊销。■ repeal rɪˈpiːl [transitive] (rather formal) (of a government or group in authority) to officially make a law no longer valid （政府或当局）废除，撤销，废止（法规）◆The committee does not have the power to repeal the ban.委员会无权取消禁令。■ invalidate ɪnˈvælɪdeɪt [transitive] (rather formal) to have the effect of making a document or contract no longer legally or officially valid 使无效；使作废◆Misuse of the mattress will invalidate the guarantee.床垫因使用不当造成的损坏不予保修。ⓘ Things are usually invalidated as a result of sth that happens or that sb does, but not because sb intends or decides to invalidate them. * invalidate通常指因为某事发生或某人行为导致作废，而非某人意图或决定废除。 OPP validate ⓘ To validate sth is to make it legally valid. * validate指使具有法律效力◆An official stamp was used to validate the voting papers.加盖公章使选票具有法律效力。 ■ annul əˈnʌl (-ll-) [transitive] (formal) to state officially that a marriage, law or election result is no longer legally valid, usually because the rules or correct procedure were not followed 宣告（婚姻、法规或选举结果）无效◆Their marriage was annulled after just six months.他们的婚姻仅过了半年就宣告结束。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3183 COCA: 3915
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