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"quash" in Chinese (Simplified)

废止镇压

Definition

正式地停止或否决某事,特别是法律裁决;也指迅速结束或镇压某事(如谣言或抗议)。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于正式和法律场合,常指撤销法院裁决(如“quash a conviction”),也用于镇压消息或抗议。不用于物理上的压扁(那用“squash”)。口语中少用。

Examples

The judge decided to quash the previous ruling.

法官决定**废止**先前的判决。

Rumors spread quickly and are hard to quash.

谣言传播很快,很难**镇压**。

The government tried to quash the protest.

政府试图**镇压**抗议。

His lawyer managed to quash the charges in court.

他的律师在法庭上成功**废止**了指控。

They released a statement to quash all the speculation.

他们发布声明以**镇压**所有猜测。

No matter what he says, you can't quash people's curiosity.

无论他说什么,你都无法**镇压**人们的好奇心。