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  to officially say that a decision made by a court is no longer valid or correct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

• 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 applicant seek judicial review to quash the order.
  申请人请示获得司法复审撤消命令。
• 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。
• Debate on the direction of the renminbi is being aired in public in an attempt to quash the popular belief that buying the Chinese currency is a one-way bet.
  关于人民币走势的辩论已经公开，以求驳斥一种流行观念，即买入人民币是稳赚不赔的买卖。
• That made it slightly easier to quash the story, particularly in an Olympic year when the country was in celebratory mood – or else!
  这让事件的平息稍微容易一些，尤其是在北京奥运会之年，全国弥漫着庆祝气氛之时&否则，结果难以想象！
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The appeal court quash the care order make by the juvenile court.
  上诉法院宣布少年法院发出的照看命令无效。
• 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。