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。
• His idea was to get us to call off the strike.
  他的意思是让我们取消罢工。
• Then will they call off the marriage?
  难道他们会取消婚礼？
• 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。
• Rufus: Do you want me to call off this wedding?
  那你是希望我取消婚礼喽？
• I yelled to the man to call off his dog.
  我对那人大喊，要他把狗喝走。
• So it's probably better if you don't call off my appointments. I will call you later this afternoon and tell you what I think.
  我还没确定。也许这一天之内就好了，所以你不要取消约定比较好。下午我再打给你告诉你我的决定。
• They wanted to get us to call off the strike.
  他们想让我们取消这次罢工。
• The teacher began to call off the names on his list.
  老师开始按名单点名。
• You'd better call off the wedding!
  你最好取消了婚礼。