cancel

/ˈkænsəl/ v.
标准词条 CET-4IELTS
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取消；撤销；抵消；使相互抵消

释义与例句

v. 取消；撤销
to decide that a planned event, service or agreement will not happen or continue
  1. The airline cancelled the flight because of heavy snow.
    由于大雪，航空公司取消了这趟航班。
  2. We had to cancel the meeting when two speakers fell ill.
    两位演讲者病了，我们不得不取消会议。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. She cancelled her gym membership after moving to another city.
    搬到另一座城市后，她取消了健身房会员资格。
v. 抵消；使相互抵消
to remove the effect of another thing, usually in the phrase cancel out
  1. The two forces are equal and opposite, so they cancel each other out.
    这两个力大小相等、方向相反，因此相互抵消。
  2. The extra income cancelled out the rise in living costs.
    额外收入抵消了生活成本的上涨。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. One careless mistake can cancel out months of careful work.
    一次粗心的错误可能抵消数月的细致努力。

词源与构词

源自拉丁语 cancellare（用交叉线划掉），与 cancelli（格栅）有关；由划掉文字引申为取消。

记忆钩子 cancel a meeting 是“取消会议”；cancel out 是“抵消”，cancellation 是名词“取消”。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • cancellation 取消；撤销
    cancel 对应的名词，如 a cancellation fee（取消费）。
同义词
  • call off 取消
    call off 是较口语化的短语动词，多用于取消活动或行动；cancel 适用范围更广，还可取消订单、服务和会员资格。
    They called off the outdoor concert because of the storm. 由于暴风雨，他们取消了户外音乐会。
常见搭配
  • cancel a meeting 取消会议
    The director cancelled the meeting at the last minute. 主管在最后一刻取消了会议。
  • cancel out 抵消
    The benefits of the discount were cancelled out by delivery charges. 折扣带来的好处被运费抵消了。