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abolish vt.废除；革除；消灭 (1) 亚伯拉罕·林肯在美国废除了奴隶制。(2) 有许多不良的习俗和法规应予以废除。(3) 他们向政府请愿，要求废除绞刑。(4) 立法机关通过了一项废除附加税的法令。(5) 在作战武器消灭我们以前，我们应先把它消灭。 The word abolish might stir up some historical connotations, since in the U.S. it's commonly associated with bringing an end to slavery. In fact, those who opposed slavery were called "abolitionists." Coming to us from the Latin word abolere, meaning to "destroy, cause to die out, or retard the growth of," these days abolish is used bring a final and official-sounding end to laws, codes and other non-crowd pleasing practices.

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英 [ə'bɒlɪʃ] 美 [ə'bɑːlɪʃ] (1) Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in the United States.(2) There are many bad customs and laws that ought to be abolished.(3) They petitioned the government to abolish hanging.(4) The legislature passed a law to abolish the surtax.(5) The weapons of war must be abolished before they abolish us. To abolish is to get rid of or annul. So when the principal yells at you for the 100th time for not having your shirt tucked in, it's safe to wish they'd just abolish the silly dress code. 1[VERB 动词]废除，废止（制度、习俗等） If someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it.   [V n]The following year Parliament voted to abolish the death penalty for murder...议会于翌年表决对谋杀罪废除死刑。The whole system should be abolished.整个制度应该被废除。

英语单词	abolish
英美音标	英 [ə'bɒlɪʃ] 美 [ə'bɑːlɪʃ]
中文释义	vt.废除；革除；消灭
英语例句	(1) Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in the United States. (2) There are many bad customs and laws that ought to be abolished. (3) They petitioned the government to abolish hanging. (4) The legislature passed a law to abolish the surtax. (5) The weapons of war must be abolished before they abolish us.
中文例句	(1) 亚伯拉罕·林肯在美国废除了奴隶制。 (2) 有许多不良的习俗和法规应予以废除。 (3) 他们向政府请愿，要求废除绞刑。 (4) 立法机关通过了一项废除附加税的法令。 (5) 在作战武器消灭我们以前，我们应先把它消灭。
vocabulary简明	To abolish is to get rid of or annul. So when the principal yells at you for the 100th time for not having your shirt tucked in, it's safe to wish they'd just abolish the silly dress code.
vocabulary扩展	The word abolish might stir up some historical connotations, since in the U.S. it's commonly associated with bringing an end to slavery. In fact, those who opposed slavery were called "abolitionists." Coming to us from the Latin word abolere, meaning to "destroy, cause to die out, or retard the growth of," these days abolish is used bring a final and official-sounding end to laws, codes and other non-crowd pleasing practices.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]废除，废止（制度、习俗等） If someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it. [V n] The following year Parliament voted to abolish the death penalty for murder... 议会于翌年表决对谋杀罪废除死刑。 The whole system should be abolished. 整个制度应该被废除。

Abolish End Abolished Slavery Word System 英 ə'Bɒlɪʃ] 美