(-ll-, -l-) [] to decide that sth that has been planned or arranged will not happen取消；撤销◆The meeting has been cancelled.这次会议已取消了。◆All flights have been cancelled because of the bad weather.因为天气恶劣，所有航班均已取消。➡ see note at postpone () [] to say that you no longer want to continue with an agreement, especially one that has been legally arranged撤销，废除（具有法律效力的协议）◆If the goods don't arrive on time, you can cancel the order.如果货物没有按时到达，你可以撤销订单。◆The US has agreed to cancel debts (= say that they no longer need to be paid) totalling $10 million.美国已同意免除总额 1 000 万美元的债务。 [] to mark a ticket, a cheque or an official document in order to show that it has been used or that it must not be used; to stop using these items盖销，注销（票、支票、正式文件等）◆The media group will buy back and cancel 33 million shares.这传媒集团将回购并注销 3 300 万股股票。◆The cancelled cheque is proof that the payment was made.已盖销的支票证明款项已付清。 [] if you cancel a cheque, you stop it being paid注销（支票）◆I realized the deal was a scam (= a trick for making money) so I phoned the bank and cancelled the cheque.我意识到这笔交易是一场骗局，所以我打电话给银行注销了这支票。SYNstop [] to stop an instruction to a machine, especially a computer取消（尤指计算机的指令）