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Invalidate Means D Making Result Correct Theory Verb

英语单词 invalidate
英美音标 英 [ɪn'vælɪdeɪt] 美 [ɪn'vælɪdeɪt]
中文释义 vt.使无效;使作废
英语例句 (1) The making of false statements could result in the invalidation of the contract.
中文例句 (1) 提供虚假资料可能导致合同失效。
vocabulary简明 If administrators find out that students cheated on a test, the school might invalidate their class grades. To invalidate means to cancel something or make it void, as if it never happened.
vocabulary扩展 In invalidate you see the word valid which means true or correct. When you invalidate something you are making it less true, less official, or less correct. If you buy something that doesn't work properly and then try to fix it yourself, you invalidate the warranty. If you have a wacky theory that cars grow from trees, your teacher might invalidate your theory by taking you on a tour of an auto factory.
柯林斯解释
1
[VERB 动词]驳倒;证明…站不住脚 To invalidate something such as an argument, conclusion, or result means to prove that it is wrong or cause it to be wrong.
  [V n]
  • Any form of physical activity will invalidate the results...

    任何形式的物理活动都会证明这些结果是错误的。

  • Some of the other criticisms were invalidated years ago.

    其他的一些批评多年以前就被证明站不住脚。

2
[VERB 动词]使无效;使作废 If something invalidates something such as a law, contract, or election, it causes it to be considered illegal.
  [V n]
  • An official decree invalidated the vote in the capital...

    一份官方法令宣布在首都举行的投票无效。

  • A contract signed now might be invalidated at some future date.

    现在签订的合同可能在将来的某一天就会失效。

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