cancel
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they cancel | |
| he / she / it cancels | |
| past simple cancelled | |
| past participle cancelled | |
| (US English) past simple canceled | |
| (US English) past participle canceled | |
| -ing form cancelling | |
| (US English) -ing form canceling |
- [transitive] cancel something
to decide that something that has been arranged will not now take place 取消；撤销；终止 All flights have been cancelled because of bad weather. 因天气恶劣，所有航班均已取消。 The prime minister has abruptly cancelled a trip to Washington 首相突然取消了华盛顿之行 to cancel a meeting/a show/an event 取消会议/演出/活动 The Foreign Office is not advising people to cancel their travel plans. 外交部没有建议人们取消旅行计划。 The wedding was cancelled at the last minute. 婚礼在最后一刻被取消了。 The president fell ill and was forced to cancel all public engagements. 总统生病，被迫取消了所有约定的公众活动。 When the war broke out all leave was cancelled. 战争爆发后，所有的假期都取消了。 She abruptly cancelled a scheduled meeting. 她突然取消了预定的会议。
- [transitive, intransitive]
to say that you no longer want to continue with an agreement, especially one that has been legally arranged 撤销，取消，废除（具有法律效力的协议） No charge will be made if you cancel within 10 days. 如果在 10 天以内取消，不收费用。 - cancel something
to cancel a contract/policy/subscription 取消合同/保单/订阅 Is it too late to cancel my order? 我现在取消订单是不是太晚了？ The US has agreed to cancel debts (= say that they no longer need to be paid) totalling $10 million. 美国已同意免除总额为 1 000 万美元的债务。
- [transitive] cancel something
to mark a ticket or stamp so that it cannot be used again 盖销，注销（票或邮票） More Like This Consonant-doubling verbsConsonant-doubling verbs
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘obliterate or delete writing by drawing or stamping lines across it’): from Old French canceller, from Latin cancellare, from cancelli ‘crossbars’.