
好词典

源自拉丁语 'cancellare'(划掉、作废),通过古法语 'canceller' 进入英语,原指用交叉线划掉文件使其无效。
❶ 取消或终止某个计划、活动或安排,使其不再进行或生效。常用于会议、订单、订阅等场景。
“She is cancelling her gym membership because she never uses it.”
(她正在取消健身房会员资格,因为她从来没用过。)
“The airline is cancelling all flights due to the storm.”
(由于暴风雨,航空公司正在取消所有航班。)
❶ 使某事物无效或作废,常用于合同、支票、文件等正式场合。
“The bank is cancelling the stolen cheque.”
(银行正在作废被盗的支票。)
“They are cancelling the old passports after issuing new ones.”
(他们在发放新护照后作废旧护照。)
cancelling out — 指两个相反的事物相互抵消或中和,常用于数学、物理或比喻性表达中。
“The positive and negative charges cancel each other out.”
(正负电荷相互抵消。)