cancel /'kænsәl/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
• (v.) make up for
• (v.) declare null and void; make ineffective

Chinese translation

• n. 取消, 撤消, 盖销(邮票)
• vt. 取消, 删去, 抵销, 盖销
• vi. 相互抵销

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/'kænsәl/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 4.18 · Rare

Word forms

cancelled, cancelling, cancels

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cancer · cancellation · cance

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