quash

英 [kwɒʃ] 美 [kwɔːʃ]

• v. 镇压；撤销；平息

英英释义

Verb:

1. put down by force or intimidation;

   "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"
   "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"
   "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
   

2. declare invalid;

   "The contract was annulled"
   "void a plea"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. The army was called in to quash the revolt.
   军队被调来镇压叛乱。
2. The applicant sought judicial review to quash the order.
   申请人寻求司法复审以撤消命令。
3. The appeal court quashed the care order made by the juvenile court.
   上诉法院撤销了少年法院发出的照看令。
4. I was about to learn how to quash hunger.
   我要面对的就是如何驱走饥饿。
5. Growth, translated into jobs, is designed to quash the risk of social instability.
   经济增长带动就业增加，意在消除社会不稳定风险。

经典引文

• On appeal, the convictions of the driver and Kennedy were quashed.

  出自：Times

近反义词

【近义词】

• repress 抑制
• nullify 使无效
• put down 镇压
• invalidate 使无效
• suppress 镇压
• annul 废除
• quell 压制
• crush 压碎
• overwhelm 打击
• defeat 挫败
• conquer 征服
• cancel 取消
• repeal 废止
• overturn 翻倒
• avoid 避免
• void 空的
• subdue 使服从
• subjugate 征服
• keep down 抑制
• reduce 减少