repeal

英 [rɪˈpiːl]

美 [rɪˈpiːl]

v.  废除，撤销，废止(法规)
n.  撤销; 废除，作废

过去分词：repealed　现在分词：repealing　过去式：repealed　第三人称单数：repeals　复数：repeals　

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Collins.1 / BNC.12067 / COCA.9535

牛津词典

verb

• 废除，撤销，废止（法规）
  if a government or other group or person with authority repeals a law, that law is no longer valid

柯林斯词典

• VERB 废止;废除;撤销
  If the governmentrepealsa law, it officially ends it, so that it is no longer valid.
  1. The government has just repealed the law segregating public facilities.
     政府刚刚废止了不同种族分开使用公共设施的法令。
  2. Repealis also a noun.
     
  3. Next year will be the 60th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition.
     明年将是禁酒令废除60周年。

英英释义

noun

• the act of abrogating
  Synonym:abrogationannulment

verb

• cancel officially
  1. He revoked the ban on smoking
  2. lift an embargo
  3. vacate a death sentence
  Synonym:revokeannulliftcountermandreverseoverturnrescindvacate

双语例句

• She was allowed to bring one Private Member's Motion a year, so she would try single-handedly to repeal the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act, or propose a minimum wage for blacks.
  她被允许每年搞一个起诉下院议员活动，因此她将尝试单独地废除禁止异族通婚法案，或提议一项黑人最低工资制。
• Many voted for the repeal of that property law.
  许多人投票赞成废除那项财产法。
• He vowed to repeal the "job-killer" law if elected.
  他承诺如果当选，一定会废除这项“扼杀就业”的法案。
• He plans to repeal a number of current policies
  他计划废除一些当前的政策。
• The Labour Party said that they would repeal the whole act once they got into power.
  工党宣称它一旦执政就全部废除这项法令。
• They wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls.
  他们要废除所有经济控制法规。
• ( E) each amendment, revision, or repeal of the foregoing.
  上述各项的修改、修订或废除。
• Even if Congress followed Obama's lead by re-basing the SGR, it still would need to repeal or reform the system through new legislation.
  即使国会通过了奥巴马总统关于可持续增长率的二次基线提议，还需要通过新的立法对现有体制进行废止和改革。
• Substituting law with words to repeal the laws, habits are still flaws;
  以言代法、以言废法的习惯仍有流弊；
• How to modify and repeal?
  如何修改和废除？