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 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。
• 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 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。
• Since the weather is bad, let's call off the trip.
  既是天气不好，那就不去了吧。
• 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？
• Don't let anything call off your attention from your studies.
  不要让别的事转移你学习的注意力。
• The teacher began to call off the names on his list.
  老师开始按名单点名。
• Romania's government issued a last-minute appeal to him to call off his trip.
  罗马尼亚政府最后一刻恳请他取消行程。
• 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。