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单词 call something off
释义

call something off

Cancel an event or agreement: they held a ballot on whether to call off industrial action...
  • An Army spokesman said that due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’ the event had been called off indefinitely.
  • They were surprised to find that the strike had been called off and that an agreement had been struck supporting a two-tier wage.
  • Just four days before the event was due to take place the Village Business Association called it off.

Synonyms

cancel, abandon, shelve, scrap, drop, mothball
informal axe, scrub, scratch, nix
North American informal redline
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