abolish
美音:
[ə´bɔlıʃ
]英音:
[ə´bɔlıʃ
]vt.废止,废除(法律、制度、习俗等)
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名词:abolisher 动词过去式:abolished 过去分词:abolished 现在分词:abolishing 第三人称单数:abolishes 形容词:abolishable
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abolish
/ə'bɒlɪʃ; ə`bɑlɪʃ/
v [Tn] end the existence of (a custom, an institution, etc) 废除, 废止(习俗, 制度等)
*Should the death penalty be abolished? 应该废除死刑吗?
abolish
v [T]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French;Origin: abolir, from Latin abolere, probably from abolescere 'to disappear']
to officially end a law, system etc, especially one that has existed for a long time
Slavery was abolished in the US in the 19th century.