英语词汇“abolish”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

abolishabolish /əˈbɑlɪʃ/ ●●○ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYabolish

Origin: 1400-1500 Old French abolir, from Latin abolere

VERB TABLE

abolish

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	abolish
	he, she, it	abolishes
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	abolished
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have abolished
	he, she, it	has abolished
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had abolished
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will abolish
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have abolished

Continuous Form
Present	I	am abolishing
	he, she, it	is abolishing
	you, we, they	are abolishing
Past	I, he, she, it	was abolishing
	you, we, they	were abolishing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been abolishing
	he, she, it	has been abolishing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been abolishing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be abolishing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been abolishing

to officially end a law, system, etc., especially one that has existed for a long time: Welfare programs cannot be abolished quickly. [Origin: 1400–1500 Old French abolir, from Latin abolere]