quash
verb /kwɒʃ/
/kwɑːʃ/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they quash | /kwɒʃ/ /kwɑːʃ/ |
| he / she / it quashes | /ˈkwɒʃɪz/ /ˈkwɑːʃɪz/ |
| past simple quashed | /kwɒʃt/ /kwɑːʃt/ |
| past participle quashed | /kwɒʃt/ /kwɑːʃt/ |
| -ing form quashing | /ˈkwɒʃɪŋ/ /ˈkwɑːʃɪŋ/ |
- quash something (law
法律 宣布（法庭的裁决）无效；撤销（判决） - 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。
- His conviction was later quashed by the Court of Appeal.
- quash something to take action to stop something from continuing
制止；阻止；平息 - The rumours were quickly quashed.
流言很快被制止了。 - The government moved quickly to quash the revolt.
政府迅速采取行动镇压叛乱。
- The rumours were quickly quashed.
词源Middle English: from Old French quasser ‘annul’, from late Latin cassare (medieval Latin also quassare), from cassus ‘null, void’. Compare with squash (verb).