quash
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If a court or someone in authority quashes a decision or judgment, they officially reject it. 撤销; 废止
The Appeal Court has quashed the convictions of all eleven people. 上诉法院已经撤销了对所有11人的判决。
2. V-T If someone quashes rumours, they say or do something to demonstrate that the rumours are not true. 澄清 (谣言)
Graham attempted to quash rumours of growing discontent in the dressing room. 格雷厄姆试图澄清化妆室里日益增长的不满情绪的谣言。
3. V-T To quash a rebellion or protest means to stop it, often in a violent way. 镇压; 平息
Troops were displaying an obvious reluctance to get involved in quashing demonstrations. 部队明确表示不愿卷入镇压示威活动。
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quash /kwɒʃ/ (quashing,quashed,quashes)
剑桥词典
quash verb [T] (REFUSE)
to say officially that something, especially an earlier official decision , is no longer to be accepted
撤销,废止,宣布…无效
His conviction was quashed in March 1986 after his counsel argued that the police evidence was all lies . 他的辩护人举证说明了警方的证据是一派谎言,于是对他的判决于1986年3月被撤销了。
quash verb [T] (STOP)
to forcefully stop something that you do not want to happen
镇压,平息
The revolt was swiftly quashed by government troops . 叛乱很快就被政府军镇压下去了。
The company moved quickly to quash rumours /speculation that it is losing money . 公司迅速采取行动,平息其亏损的谣言。 返回 quash