repeal
repeal 英 [rɪˈpi:l] 美 [rɪˈpil]
vt. 废除；撤销；废止；放弃；否定 n. 废除；撤销
进行时:repealing 过去式:repealed 过去分词:repealed 第三人称单数:repeals 名词复数:repeals
- To repeal something — usually a law, ordinance or public policy — is to take it back. For example, dog lovers might want the town council to repeal the law that says residents can have no more than four dogs.
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- vt. 废除；撤销；废止；放弃；否定
- n. 废除；撤销
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1. 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。
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2. Therefore, he said, a committee of top officials would work to repeal the report and minimize "the great damage" it has done to the state of Israel.
所以他说，一个由高级官员组成的委员会将致力于撤销这份报告，并将它已经对以色列造成的“极大伤害”降低到最小。
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3. Mr. Frank’s name did come up repeatedly as a villain in the crisis, and not just in the context of the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill, which Republicans want to repeal.
在这次危机之中，弗兰克先生的名字作为恶人的确反复出现，不光是在共和党人要废除的多德-弗兰克金融改革法案的背景下出现。
- repeal (n.) late 15c., from repeal (v.), or from Anglo-French repel, Old French rapel (Modern French rappel) "a recall appeal," back-formation from rapeler.
- repeal (v.) late 14c., from Anglo-French repeler, Old French rapeler "call back, call in, call after, revoke" (Modern French rappeler), from re- "back" (see re-) + apeler "to call" (see appeal (v.)). Related: Repealed; repealing.
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