quash

英 [kwɒʃ]

美 [kwɑːʃ]

v.  宣布(法庭的裁决)无效; 撤销(判决); 制止; 阻止; 平息

过去分词：quashed　过去式：quashed　现在分词：quashing　第三人称单数：quashes　复数：quashes　

GRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.12539 / COCA.18281

牛津词典

verb

• 宣布（法庭的裁决）无效；撤销（判决）
  to officially say that a decision made by a court is no longer valid or correct
  1. His conviction was later quashed by the Court of Appeal.
     后来，上诉法院撤销了对他的有罪判决。
• 制止；阻止；平息
  to take action to stop sth from continuing
  1. The rumours were quickly quashed.
     流言很快被制止了。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 撤销，废止（决定或判决）;宣布无效
  If a court or someone in authorityquashesa decision or judgment, they officially reject it.
  1. The Appeal Court has quashed the convictions of all eleven people.
     上诉法庭已经撤销对所有11人的判决。
• VERB 平息，制止，澄清(谣言)
  If someonequashesrumours, they say or do something to demonstrate that the rumours are not true.
  1. Graham attempted to quash rumours of growing discontent.
     格雷厄姆试图平息有关不满情绪日益强烈的流言。
• VERB 镇压;压制;平定
  Toquasha rebellion or protest means to stop it, often in a violent way.
  1. Troops were displaying an obvious reluctance to get involved in quashing demonstrations.
     部队显然并不愿意参与镇压示威游行。

英英释义

verb

• put down by force or intimidation
  1. The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
  2. China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently
  3. The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
  Synonym:represskeep downsubduesubjugatereduce
• declare invalid
  1. The contract was annulled
  2. void a plea
  Synonym:invalidateannulvoidavoidnullify

双语例句

• We gotta quash this thing before he gets his legs back.
  我们会在他腿恢复前搞定这件事。
• The breakthrough by researchers at Leicester University could lead to pills that quash such stress-related conditions before they arise.
  莱斯特大学研究人员的该项突破性进展导致该药问世前就阻碍了跟压力有关的情况。
• Jackson's estate had sought to quash subpoenas that Oxman issued for the files.
  迈克尔•杰克逊遗产公司已要求撤回早前对奥克斯曼有关该档案的传票。
• An overconfident China would also revive fears of a threat in the rest of Asia and elsewhere in the world that Chinese diplomats have worked hard to quash.
  过于自信的中国还将令亚洲及世界其它地区再度担忧中国的威胁中国的外交官们一直在努力化解这种担忧。
• The Appeal Court has quashed the convictions of all eleven people.
  上诉法庭已经撤销对所有11人的判决。
• Debate on the direction of the renminbi is being aired in public in an attempt to quash the popular belief that buying the Chinese currency is a one-way bet.
  关于人民币走势的辩论已经公开，以求驳斥一种流行观念，即买入人民币是稳赚不赔的买卖。
• In many agencies, rules or statutes explicitly provide a procedure similar to the motion to quash a subpoena that is used in the courts.
  在许多机关里，规则或法规明确规定的程序与法院采用的撤销传票的动议一样。
• Graham attempted to quash rumours of growing discontent.
  格雷厄姆试图平息有关不满情绪日益强烈的流言。
• A new China International Exhibition Center is rising out of a formerly empty lot up the road& a660,000 square meter facility that will permanently quash whatever rural feeling this area retains.
  在路边一片空地上，正在建设新的中国国际展览中心。它占地660000平方米，会使这个地区仅存的一点乡村气息荡然无存。
• So you're just going to quash this?
  那么你们就这么忽略过去？