| 单词 | annul |
| 释义 | annul (once / 2092 pages) v When a celebrity wakes up in Las Vegas with a mysterious wedding ring on her finger, the first thing she’ll probably want to do is annul the marriage. That will declare it invalid and officially cancel the whole deal. Annul, which means “to cancel” or “to invalidate,” is usually used in the context of politics or marriage. New government officials often want to annul laws and policies of the previous post-holder, effectively reversing their work. When you annul a marriage, you are officially declaring it invalid, as if it never happened. In the case of the unfortunate celebrity marriage, however, it could be difficult to completely erase all record of the event — especially if the tabloids hear about it. WORD FAMILYannul: annulated, annuled, annuling, annulled, annulling, annulment, annuls+/annulment: annulments USAGE EXAMPLESAnother new law allows people to petition to annul records of criminal convictions, if the conviction was later vacated by a court. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) After first accepting defeat, the president is now threatening to annul the election results. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) The weakest protest holds that any noxious views are mitigated, or even annulled, by the greatness of Bach’s music. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) 1v cancel officially Syn|Hypo|Hyper countermand, lift, overturn, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, vacate go back on, renege, renege on, renegue on fail to fulfill a promise or obligation cancel, strike down declare null and void; make ineffective 2v declare invalid The contract was annulled Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper avoid, invalidate, nullify, quash, void formalise, formalize, validate declare or make legally valid break invalidate by judicial action stetprinting: cancel, as of a correction or deletion cancel, strike down declare null and void; make ineffective |
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