| 英语单词 | repeal |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [rɪ'piːl] 美 [rɪ'piːl] |
| 中文释义 | v.废止;撤消 n.废止;撤消 |
| 英语例句 | (1) The bill seek to repeal the existing legislation. (2) He has planed to repeal a number of the current radical policies. (3) We'll have to repeal if we don't get that order soon. (4) Would it be worth relinquishing demands for estate tax repeal? |
| 中文例句 | (1) 该议案企图废除现存的有关立法。 (2) 他已经计划撤销许多当前激进的政策。 (3) 假如不可很快拿到货,我们只有取消啦。 (4) 放弃撤销房地产税的要求,值不值得呢? |
| vocabulary简明 | To repeal something — usually a law, ordinance or public policy — is to take it back. For example, dog lovers might want the town council to repeal the law that says residents can have no more than four dogs. |
| vocabulary扩展 | The verb repeal comes from the Anglo-French word repeler, “to call back.” Repeal is almost always used in the context of law: When a government decides to get rid of an ordinance or law, that ordinance or law is repealed. That means it is no longer in effect, like if the weather becomes unseasonably hot, the schools might repeal the part of the dress code to permit students to wear shorts. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词]废止;废除;撤销 If the government repeals a law, it officially ends it, so that it is no longer valid. [V n] [N
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