quash
美[kwɔːʃ] 英[kwɒʃ]
v. 镇压;撤销;平息
英英释义
Verb- put down by force or intimidation;
"The government quashes any attempt of an uprising" "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently" "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
- declare invalid;
"The contract was annulled" "void a plea"
例句
用作动词(v.)- The army was called in to quash the revolt.军队被调来镇压叛乱。
- The applicant sought judicial review to quash the order.申请人寻求司法复审以撤消命令。
- The appeal court quashed the care order made by the juvenile court.上诉法院撤销了少年法院发出的照看令。
- I was about to learn how to quash hunger.我要面对的就是如何驱走饥饿。
- Growth, translated into jobs, is designed to quash the risk of social instability.经济增长带动就业增加,意在消除社会不稳定风险。