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

• 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。
• After what had happened, we decided to call off the scheduled meeting.
  既然发生了那样的事情，我们决定取消那次预定的会议。
• In that case, we have to call off the meeting.
  要是那样的话，我们就得取消会议。
• 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。
• I want youto call off the wedding.
  我要你取消这场婚礼。
• He'll see it or I'll call off the fight.
  他必须看，否则我取消比赛。
• 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。
• I yelled to the man to call off his dog.
  我对那人大喊，要他把狗喝走。
• They shouted themselves hoarse over the loudspeaker, asking the black workers to call off the strike.
  他们通过喇叭声嘶力竭地喊叫，要求黑人工人取消罢工。
• His idea was to get us to call off the strike.
  他的意思是让我们取消罢工。