quash

quash

1. quash的形容词意为“平息的；镇压的；镇定的”。

1. quash的名词意为“（法律上的）撤销；废止”。

词语辨析

quash与cancel的区别在于quash主要指撤销、取消对立方的裁决、判决、命令等，而cancel则更广泛地指取消、废除某一已经存在或已经发生的事物。

词汇扩充

quasher：n. 取消者；撤销者

quashable：adj. 可取消的；可废除的

近义词

• overturn
• revoke
• annul
• invalidate

反义词

• establish
• uphold
• ratify
• validate

柯林斯词典

quash (kwɒʃ)
动词
If someone's attempt to do something is quashed, it is stopped by someone in authority.
例：The president told a news conference yesterday he had quashed the rebellion.
如果某人试图做某事被镇压了，那么他就会被有权威的人制止。
动词
If a court of law or other authority quashes a decision or judgment, it officially says that it was wrong or unfair and that it should not be obeyed.
例：The Appeal Court has quashed the convictions of the men.
如果法院或其他权威机构撤销了一个决定或判决，那么它会正式表示该决定或判决是错误或不公正的，不应该被遵守。
名词
If a court quashes a decision, it says officially that it was wrong or unfair and that it should not be obeyed.
例：The Appeal Court has the power to quash convictions.
如果法院撤销了一个决定，它会正式表示该决定是错误或不公正的，不应该被遵守。

牛津词典

quash (kwɒʃ)
动词
1. Reject or void, especially by legal procedure.
例：His conviction was quashed on appeal.
2. Put an end to; suppress.
例：The judge quashed several persistent defence objections.
名词
1. An act of quashing something.
例：The quash of the rebellion.
2. (in the UK) the suppression of the annual ceremony in which the mayor of London presents a sworn statement of loyalty to the crown.

用法

1. The court quashed the conviction due to lack of evidence.
2. The government has quashed the rebellion.
3. The judge quashed the objection raised by the defense lawyer.
4. The appeal court quashed the previous ruling and ordered a retrial.
5. The decision to cancel the event was quashed by the organizers.
6. The Supreme Court quashed the lower court's decision.
7. The company successfully quashed the rumors about its bankruptcy.
8. The police quashed the protest before it turned violent.
9. The mayor's actions were quashed by the city council.
10. The committee quashed the proposal and decided to pursue an alternative plan.
11. The judge quashed the search warrant as it was obtained unlawfully.
12. The court quashed the charges against the accused due to lack of evidence.
13. The government is determined to quash any attempt to destabilize the country.
14. The court quashed the decision of the lower court and ordered a retrial.
15. The company filed an appeal to quash the fine imposed by the regulatory authority.
16. The government is taking measures to quash corruption in the public sector.
17. The board of directors quashed the proposal to merge with another company.
18. The judge quashed the verdict and ordered a new trial.
19. The court quashed the sentence and released the defendant.
20. The authorities quashed the rebellion and arrested the leaders.