countermand
verb /ˌkaʊntəˈmɑːnd/
/ˈkaʊntərmænd/
(formal)动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they countermand | /ˌkaʊntəˈmɑːnd/ /ˈkaʊntərmænd/ |
he / she / it countermands | /ˌkaʊntəˈmɑːndz/ /ˈkaʊntərmændz/ |
past simple countermanded | /ˌkaʊntəˈmɑːndɪd/ /ˈkaʊntərmændɪd/ |
past participle countermanded | /ˌkaʊntəˈmɑːndɪd/ /ˈkaʊntərmændɪd/ |
-ing form countermanding | /ˌkaʊntəˈmɑːndɪŋ/ /ˈkaʊntərmændɪŋ/ |
- countermand something to cancel an order that has been given, especially by giving a different order
取消,撤销(尤指代以不同的新命令或订单) - He appeared to be countermanding orders as fast as they were given.
他似乎一接到命令就马上取消了。
Collocations DictionaryCountermand is used with these nouns as the object:- order
词源late Middle English: from Old French contremander (verb), contremand (noun), from medieval Latin contramandare, from contra- ‘against’ + mandare ‘to order’. - He appeared to be countermanding orders as fast as they were given.