quash
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美[kw??]
- vt. 撤銷(xiāo)；鎮(zhèn)壓；宣布無(wú)效；搗碎
英英釋意
- 1. put down by force or intimidation;
- "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"
- "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"
- "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
- 2. declare invalid;
- "The contract was annulled"
- "void a plea"