abolish

C1 CET-4 Oxf 5000 高中 FREQ #23763 ★★☆☆☆

vt. 废止, 革除, 消灭 [经] 废除, 取消, 裁撤

发音

UK /əˈbɒlɪʃ/
US /əˈbɑl.ɪʃ/
US /əˈbɑl.əʃ/
IN /əˈbɔlɪʃ/

词形变化

abolished abolishedst abolishes 三单 abolishes abolishest abolisheth abolishing abolishing 现在分词 abolished 过去式 abolished 过去分词 abolisht 过去式 abolisht 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

废除，废止；取消，革除

to officially end a law, system etc, especially one that has existed for a long time

Slavery was abolished in the US in the 19th century.

美国于19世纪废除了奴隶制。

释义与例句

v. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.

    取消

    废除

    废止

    Slavery was abolished in the nineteenth century.

  2. 2.

    To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.

    古体

词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

get rid of

反义词 1

establish

上位词 2

remove take away

下位词 2

cashier abrogate

词源

From late Middle English abolisshen, from Middle French aboliss-, extended stem of abolir, from Latin abolēre (“to retard, check the growth of, (and by extension) destroy, abolish”), and inchoative abolēscere (“to wither, vanish, cease”).

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