cancel
verb
ˈkænsəl
verb
1
to
say
that
an
event
that
was
planned
will
not
happen
取消〔计划好的事情〕
I,T
Our
flight
was
cancelled.
我们的航班取消了。
I’m
afraid
I’ll
have
to
cancel
our
meeting
tomorrow.
恐怕我得取消我们明天的会议。
You’ll
just
have
to
ring
John
and
cancel.
你只要给约翰打个电话取消就行了。
2
to
end
an
agreement
or
arrangement
that
you
have
with
someone
取消〔协议或安排〕
I,T
I
phoned
the
hotel
to
cancel
my
reservation.
我打电话给酒店取消了预订。
The
bank
agreed
to
cancel
all
the
company’s
debts.
银行同意免除这家公司的所有债务。
3
to
say
officially
that
a
document
can
no
longer
be
used
or
no
longer
has
any
legal
effect
撤销，废除〔文件〕
T
I
phoned
the
bank
to
cancel
the
cheque.
我打电话给银行，注销了这张支票。
4
if
two
things
cancel
each
other
out,
they
are
equally
important
and
have
an
opposite
effect
to
each
other,
so
that
neither
one
has
any
effect
抵销
The
losses
in
our
overseas
division
have
cancelled
out
the
profits
made
in
the
home
market.
我们海外分部的亏损抵销了国内市场的盈利。