Abolish

[ə'bɒlɪʃ] or [ə'bɑlɪʃ]

解釋/意思:

(verb.) do away with; 'Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia'.

整理:桑娅--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) To do away with wholly; to annul; to make void; -- said of laws, customs, institutions, governments, etc.; as, to abolish slavery, to abolish folly.

(v. t.) To put an end to, or destroy, as a physical objects; to wipe out.

編輯:弗吉尼亚

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. [1]. Abrogate, annul, disannul, repeal, rescind, revoke, cancel, nullify, quash, vacate, invalidate, set aside, make void.[2]. Destroy, overthrow, subvert, obliterate, extirpate, eradicate, annihilate, extinguish, suppress, DISESTABLISH, do away, put an end to.

整理:贾丝廷

解釋/意思:

v.t. to put an end to: to annul.—adj. Abol′ishable capable of being abolished.—ns. Abol′ishment (rare); Aboli′tion the act of abolishing; Aboli′tionism advocacy of abolitionist principles; Aboli′tionist one who seeks to abolish anything esp. slavery.

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