call off

英 [kɔːl ɒf]

美 [kɔːl ɔːf]

取消

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 取消
  If youcall offan event that has been planned, you cancel it.
  1. He has called off the trip...
     他已取消了这次行程。
  2. The union threatened a strike but called it off at the last minute.
     工会威胁要罢工,不过在最后一刻取消了行动。

英英释义

verb

• give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance
  Synonym:call
• postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
  1. Call off the engagement
  2. cancel the dinner party
  3. we had to scrub our vacation plans
  4. scratch that meeting--the chair is ill
  Synonym:cancelscratchscrub

双语例句

• The teacher began to call off the names on his list.
  老师开始按名单点名。
• They wanted to get us to call off the strike.
  他们想让我们取消这次罢工。
• I prefer to call off the meeting on account of boss's absence.
  我倾向于取消会议因为老板不在。
• I think you can call off your nanobots now.
  我想你现在可以放弃你的机械人了。
• Call off your dog, will you?
  把你的狗喊走，好吗？
• You'd better call off the wedding!
  你最好取消了婚礼。
• It was decided to call off the search when there was no hope of finding the missing child alive.
  在没有希望能活着找到那孩子时，决定停止搜寻。
• So it's probably better if you don't call off my appointments.
  所以你不要取消约定比较好。
• Then will they call off the marriage?
  难道他们会取消婚礼？
• He'll see it or I'll call off the fight.
  他必须看，否则我取消比赛。