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过去分词：repealed　现在分词：repealing　过去式：repealed　第三人称单数：repeals　复数：repeals　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  if a government or other group or person with authority repeals a law, that law is no longer valid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  If the governmentrepealsa law, it officially ends it, so that it is no longer valid.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 The government has just repealed the law segregating public facilities.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

• Last week, after countless Republican attempts to repeal Obamacare, and dozens of lawsuits, the Supreme Court rejected the latest challenge to the law.
  在共和党无数次试图废除奥巴马医改（Obamacare）以及发生许多诉讼之后，上周最高法院驳回了对该法律的最新挑战。
• The Labour Party said that they would repeal the whole act once they got into power.
  工党宣称它一旦执政就全部废除这项法令。
• Despite continued efforts to repeal this act, federal courts have upheld its major provisions.
  尽管有人不断努力以图撤消这项法律，联邦法院始终坚持执行这项法律中的主要条款。
• The Congress decided to repeal the law.
  议会决定废除那项法令。
• 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；
• 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。
• Repeal supporters said the issue was about an unconstitutional law, not abortion or parental rights. He may abstain or even vote to make abortion illegal.
  废除令的支持者说，此事针对的是违反宪法的法律，而非堕胎权或父母知情权。他可能弃权，甚至投票支持堕胎违法。
• How to modify and repeal?
  如何修改和废除？
• 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。
• The Company may modify or repeal the provisions of the Code or adopt a new Code at any time it deems appropriate, with or without notice to its Employees.
  公司可在任何其认为合适的时候修改或撤销本准则的条款，或采纳新的准则，这既可以通知员工也可以不通知员工。