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

• The teacher began to call off the names on his list.
  老师开始按名单点名。
• Call off your dog, will you?
  把你的狗喊走，好吗？
• Or should I call off your appointments for tomorrow too?
  或者是我也帮你取消明天的约定？
• Should I call off my divers?
  我应该叫走我的潜水员么？
• Greenpeace refused to call off the event.
  绿色和平组织拒绝取消这一活动。
• In that case, we have to call off the meeting.
  要是那样的话，我们就得取消会议。
• 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。
• 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。
• You can call off the search when you meet the right man. Before you found him, you were always looking for next best thing.
  当你找到对的人之后就不用继续寻找了；在你找到他之前，你一直在寻找下一个更好的人。
• 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。