repeal

US [rɪˈpil]
UK [rɪˈpiːl]
  • v.废除
  • n.撤销；撤回；【英史】撤销合并运动；〈美〉废除禁酒法
  • Web废止；撤消；取消
Simple Present：repeals  Present Participle：repealing  Past Tense：repealed  

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repeal
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废除，撤销，废止（法规）if a government or other group or person with authorityrepeals a law, that law is no longer valid

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AllAll,废除废除,撤销撤销,撤回撤回,撤销合并运动撤销合并运动,〈美〉废除禁酒法〈美〉废除禁酒法,废止废止,撤消撤消,取消取消
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1.
He said he has urged Congress to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and to pass the Domestic Partners Benefit and Obligations Act.
他说他正敦促国会废除《婚姻保护法》并通过《国内伴侣福利和义务法》。
tā shuō tā zhèng dūn cù guó huì fèi chú 《 hūn yīn bǎo hù fǎ 》 bìng tōng guò 《 guó nèi bàn lǚ fú lì hé yì wù fǎ 》 。
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2.
Mr. Podesta said Mr. Obama also has begun to review President Bush's executive orders, to see which ones he might repeal.
波德斯塔表示，奥巴马还开始重新审视布什总统的行政命令，评估他可能撤销的政令。
bō dé sī tǎ biǎo shì , ào bā mǎ hái kāi shǐ chóng xīn shěn shì bù shí zǒng tǒng de xíng zhèng mìng lìng , píng gū tā kě néng chè xiāo de zhèng lìng 。
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3.
He has even told Congress that it should not repeal the estate tax because "dynastic wealth, the enemy of a meritocracy, is on the rise. "
他甚至建议国会不应废止房产税，理由是“朝代财富（dynasticwealth），作为精英统治的障碍”其数量正在增长。
tā shèn zhì jiàn yì guó huì bù yīng fèi zhǐ fáng chǎn shuì , lǐ yóu shì " cháo dài cái fù ( dynasticwealth ) , zuò wéi jīng yīng tǒng zhì de zhàng ài " qí shù liàng zhèng zài zēng zhǎng 。
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4.
Before long, they began to hear rumors that these colleagues were planning to repeal the report.
不久，他们听到有谣言称，这些同事们提议废除这份报告。
bù jiǔ , tā men tīng dào yǒu yáo yán chēng , zhè xiē tóng shì men tí yì fèi chú zhè fèn bào gào 。
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5.
During the campaign, Barack Obama said he would consider an overhaul or "complete repeal" of the merit pay system.
巴拉克。奥巴马说他可能会考虑全面更新绩效评奖系统或者“完全废除”。
bā lā kè 。 ào bā mǎ shuō tā kě néng huì kǎo lǜ quán miàn gēng xīn jì xiào píng jiǎng xì tǒng huò zhě " wán quán fèi chú " 。
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6.
It was also mooted that he might repeal a ban on the niqab (the veil that covers a woman's face) in universities.
有争议称，他可能会废除在大学戴nigab（女人用来遮盖脸部的面纱）的禁令。
yǒu zhēng yì chēng , tā kě néng huì fèi chú zài dà xué dài nigab ( nǚ rén yòng lái zhē gài liǎn bù de miàn shā ) de jìn lìng 。
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The Senate has failed to move forward to stop debate on the defense bill that includes the 'do not ask do not tell' repeal.
参议院没能制止关于防御法案的辩论，包括废除“不要问，不要说”政策。
cān yì yuàn méi néng zhì zhǐ guān yú fáng yù fǎ àn de biàn lùn , bāo kuò fèi chú " bú yào wèn , bú yào shuō " zhèng cè 。
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8.
However, Although the president signed a decree, but the real repeal "do not ask, do not tell" policy is still lacking a proof procedures.
不过，总统虽已签署法令，但真正废除“不问、不说”政策尚缺一道论证手续。
bú guò , zǒng tǒng suī yǐ qiān shǔ fǎ lìng , dàn zhēn zhèng fèi chú " bù wèn 、 bù shuō " zhèng cè shàng quē yí dào lùn zhèng shǒu xù 。
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9.
e. The amendment or repeal of any resolution of the board which by its express terms is not so amendable or repeal able.
修正或废除董事会的决议，而该决议的条款明文规定不能由委员会修正或废除。
xiū zhèng huò fèi chú dǒng shì huì de jué yì , ér gāi jué yì de tiáo kuǎn míng wén guī dìng bù néng yóu wěi yuán huì xiū zhèng huò fèi chú 。
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All over the world, drug prohibition and its repeal or reform is now a matter of debate.
全球都在针对禁毒、毒品解禁以及毒品政策的改革展开辩论。
quán qiú dōu zài zhēn duì jìn dú 、 dú pǐn jiě jìn yǐ jí dú pǐn zhèng cè de gǎi gé zhǎn kāi biàn lùn 。
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