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  to officially say that a decision made by a court is no longer valid or correct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

• 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。
• 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。
• Investors and bankers fear that another set of dire numbers by the two lenders will reverse the slight improvement in sentiment in recent weeks and quash hopes of an end to the financial turmoil soon.
  投资者和银行家担心，这两家银行又将发布一系列糟糕的数据，从而扭转近几周人气略微好转的局面，并使金融动荡很快结束的希望化为泡影。
• Rates are still too low for such a fast-growing economy, but few expect the bank to lift rates aggressively to quash inflation.
  相对于如此快速增长的经济而言当前的利率是属低的，但却没有多少人期盼银行能大大的提高利率压制通过膨胀。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Since I knew gauleiter sturtz of Brandenburg quite well, I was able to quash the affair.
  由于我熟识勃兰登堡大区区长施蒂茨，才使大事化小，小事化了。
• If the settlement was intended to quash chatter about the Li Gang case, it, too, seems to have accomplished the opposite.
  如果说想要用这一结局平息大家对“李刚门”的议论，看起来也是不会成功的。
• The Libyan government said on Sunday it was in contact with members of the rebel National Transitional Council as the rebels tried to quash rumors about the mysterious death of their army chief.
  利比亚政府上周日表示，他们曾与反对派武装的全国过渡委员会成员接触是由于反对派武装试图推翻他们的陆军参谋长神秘死亡的传言。