ancel
v
(-ll-; US -l-)
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.
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.
3 [Tn] cross out (sth written) 删除(所写的内容)
Cancel that last sentence. 把最後一句删掉.
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).
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).
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.
Mei Ge, did you find out the price for the IBM PC 386?
梅格,你查到了IBM386微机的价格了吗?
I don't know if I should tell you. But I will. It was all because of your necklace, your beautiful diamond necklace.
我不知道该不该告诉你。不过,我想还是告诉你吧。那全都是因为你的那条项链,你那条漂亮的钻石项链呀!
On our way home that night I looked down and saw that the necklace was not around my neck any more. I told Pierre. We rushed back to the palace and looked for it.We asked everyone there if they had found a necklace, but without luck. We couldn't find it;