Quash Meaning in English
word
ˈkwɔʃ
KWAWSH
kwˈɒʃ
kwOSH
释义
To officially stop or reject something, especially a legal decision, or to quickly end or suppress something (such as rumors or protests).
用法与细微差别
Formal and legal contexts: often used for overturning court rulings ('quash a conviction'). Can also mean to suppress information or rumors. Not used for physical crushing (unlike 'squash'). Common collocations: 'quash a rumor,' 'quash dissent.' Rare in casual speech.
Spanish: anular - sofocarPortuguese (BR): anular - sufocarPortuguese (PT): anular - suprimirChinese (Simplified): 废止 - 镇压Chinese (Traditional): 廢止 - 鎮壓Hindi: रद्द करना - दबा देनाArabic: إلغاء - قمعBengali: বাতিল করা - দমন করাRussian: отменить - подавитьJapanese: 棄却する - 鎮圧するVietnamese: bác bỏ - dập tắtKorean: 기각하다 - 진압하다Turkish: bozmak (hukuk) - bastırmakUrdu: منسوخ کرنا - دباناIndonesian: membatalkan - menekan
例句
The judge decided to quash the previous ruling.
basic
Rumors spread quickly and are hard to quash.
basic
The government tried to quash the protest.
basic
His lawyer managed to quash the charges in court.
natural
They released a statement to quash all the speculation.
natural
No matter what he says, you can't quash people's curiosity.
natural