nullify

英 [ˈnʌlɪfaɪ]

美 [ˈnʌlɪfaɪ]

v.  使失去法律效力; 废止; 使无效; 抵消

过去分词：nullified　现在分词：nullifying　过去式：nullified　第三人称单数：nullifies　

IELTSGRE化学

BNC.18560 / COCA.17035

牛津词典

verb

• 使失去法律效力；废止
  to make sth such as an agreement or order lose its legal force
  1. Judges were unwilling to nullify government decisions.
     法官们不愿废止政府决定。
• 使无效；抵消
  to make sth lose its effect or power
  1. An unhealthy diet will nullify the effects of training.
     不健康的饮食会抵消锻炼的效果。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使失去法律效力;废除;取消
  Tonullifya legal decision or procedure means to declare that it is not legally valid.
  1. He used his broad executive powers to nullify decisions by local governments...
     他利用自己适用范围广泛的行政权力废止当地政府所作的决定。
  2. It is worth remembering that previous wills are nullified automatically upon marriage.
     要记住的是，一旦结婚，原遗嘱自动失效。
• VERB 使无效;使无用;抵消
  Tonullifysomething means to make it have no effect.
  1. He may be able to nullify that disadvantage by offering a wider variety of produce...
     他也许能通过供应更为多样化的农产品来抵消那一劣势。
  2. This, of course, would nullify the effect of the move and merely accelerate inflation.
     这毫无疑问会使该举措完全失效，而仅仅只是加速通货膨胀。

英英释义

verb

• make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
  1. Her optimism neutralizes his gloom
  2. This action will negate the effect of my efforts
  Synonym:neutralizeneutralisenegate
• show to be invalid
  Synonym:invalidate
• declare invalid
  1. The contract was annulled
  2. void a plea
  Synonym:invalidateannulquashvoidavoid

双语例句

• Unauthorized modification of the water heater may create a hazard to life and property and will nullify the warranty.
  对电热水器未经授权的更改可能会对生命和财产造成危害，而且也导致质量保证条款失效。
• To nullify or render void; abolish.
  使无效，使废弃；取消。
• If the mortgage is eliminated as a result of the liquidation of liabilities or for other reasons, procedures shall be undertaken to nullify the mortgage registration.
  抵押权因债务清偿或者其他原因而消灭的，应当依照规定办理注销抵押登记。
• He may well want to keep some actions and nullify others, not necessarily in strict reverse order.
  他可能想保留一些操作，而放弃另外一些操作，不一定是按严格的反向次序。
• It is worth remembering that previous wills are nullified automatically upon marriage.
  要记住的是，一旦结婚，原遗嘱自动失效。
• He may be able to nullify that disadvantage by offering a wider variety of produce
  他也许能通过供应更为多样化的农产品来抵消那一劣势。
• However, the failure to so indicate or confirm shall not nullify the confidential nature of the disclosure.
  不过，没有说明或者证实披露信息的性质并不表示不保密。
• To make ineffective or invalid; nullify.
  使无效使不起作用或无效；否决。
• Most of them spend too much time either standing still and watching their colleagues or running in lines that are easy for defenders to predict and nullify.
  他们中的绝大多数，花费了太多的时间，要么站着不动干瞅着队友，要么沿着很容易被对手预判和破坏的线路瞎跑。
• This, of course, would nullify the effect of the move and merely accelerate inflation.
  这毫无疑问会使该举措完全失效，而仅仅只是加速通货膨胀。