| [/ˈkænsl; ˋkænsl/] v (-ll-; US -l-) 用法:
1 [Tn] say that (sth already arranged and decided upon) will not be done or take place; call off 取消; 废除:
cancel a holiday,concert, meeting, eg because of illness 取消假日[音乐会/会议]（如因病） *
The match had to be cancelled because of bad weather. 比赛因天气不好只得取消. Cf 参看 postpone. 用法:
2 [Tn] order (sth) to be stopped; make (sth) invalid 命令（某事物）停止; 使（某事物）作废:
cancel an agreement, a contract, a subscription, etc 取消协议、 合同、 预订单等 *
He cancelled his order, ie said he no longer wanted to receive the goods he had ordered. 他撤销了订货单. 用法:
3 [Tn] cross out (sth written) 删除（所写的内容）:
Cancel that last sentence. 把最後一句删掉. 用法:
4 [Tn] mark (a postage stamp or ticket) to prevent further use 注销, 盖销（邮票或其他票证以防再用）. 用法:
5 [Tn] (mathematics 数) remove (a common factor) from the numerator and denominator of a fraction, or from both sides of an equation, usu by crossing it out 约去, 消去（分数中分子和分母的公因数或方程式两端的相等部分）. 用法:
6 (phr v) cancel (sth) out be equal (to sth) in force and effect; counterbalance (sth) 抵销; 对销:
These arguments cancel (each other) out. 不同的争论（彼此）势均力敌. *
Her kindness and generosity cancel out her occasional flashes of temper. 她为人厚道、 慷慨大方, 倒也弥补了她偶尔发点儿脾气. |