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过去分词：repealed　现在分词：repealing　过去式：repealed　第三人称单数：repeals　复数：repeals　

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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  if a government or other group or person with authority repeals a law, that law is no longer valid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  If the governmentrepealsa law, it officially ends it, so that it is no longer valid.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 The government has just repealed the law segregating public facilities.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

• The government has just repealed the law segregating public facilities.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。
• In some states, the centralization of districts into towns went through waves of passage and repeal.
  而在有些州，将区并入城镇的努力也经历了通过与废除相互交织的多舛命运。
• He said he has urged Congress to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and to pass the Domestic Partners Benefit and Obligations Act.
  他说他正敦促国会废除《婚姻保护法》并通过《国内伴侣福利和义务法》。
• I think what is picking up steam is the understanding that this repeal hurts the middle class of this country.
  我认为正在好转的是对这个条例的撤销伤害了我国的中层阶级这一点的理解。
• 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；
• 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。
• They wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls.
  他们要废除所有经济控制法规。
• They present a petition with a million signature to parliament, asking for the law to is repeal.
  他们向议会递交了一份有一百万人签字的请愿书，要求废除这项法律。
• Since then, several members of Congress have introduced bills to repeal the 22nd Amendment.
  自那时起，一些国会议员提出议案希望废除第22宪法修正案。
• How to modify and repeal?
  如何修改和废除？