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B2to end anactivityorcustomofficially: 废除,废止 Ithinkbullfightingshould be abolished.我认为斗牛应该废止。 NationalServicewas abolished in the UK in 1962.英国的国民兵役制度于1962年废止。 - Thegovernmentought to abolish thetaxaltogether.
- Thegovernmentisplanningto abolishsubsidiestofarmers.
- Ismonarchyrelevantin themodernworldor should it be abolished?
- InBritain,nationalservicewas abolished in 1962.
- Gradually thelawsthatunderpinnedapartheidwere abolished.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesUK politics: legislation & law-making - abrogate
- abrogation
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See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Forbidding and banning things (Definition ofabolishfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)abolish| American Dictionaryto put an end to something, such as anorganization,rule, orcustom: Massachusettsvotersabolishedrentcontrol. (Definition ofabolishfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)abolish| Business EnglishLAW,GOVERNMENTto end anactivity,custom, etc.completelyor bylaworofficialaction: Educationalists have called on thegovernmentto abolishtaxoncomputers. Thegovernmenthaspledgedto abolishchildpovertyby 2020. (Definition ofabolishfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)Examplesofabolishabolish However, rural reform has not abolished such ruralism but replaced it with its own version.From theCambridge English Corpus For these regions, this tax may now be abolished.From theCambridge English Corpus To placate his enemies, restrictions on the freedom of the press were first eased and then abolished.From theCambridge English Corpus In contrast, an electronic answering form canabolishthis artificial answering effect.From theCambridge English Corpus The reform in 1986 also abolished a special rate for families with low incomes, which had been adopted since 1978.From theCambridge English Corpus And yet, field studies are needed to retrieve this interpretation, which is forbidden, abolished, purified away by the top part.From theCambridge English Corpus In 1747, the system of land tenure by which a tenant could be summoned for military service, known as hereditary ward-holding, was abolished.From theCambridge English Corpus Just one year later, an amendment toabolishcapital punishment was carried by a similarly close margin of 293 to 262 votes.From theCambridge English Corpus But this does not mean that compulsion has been abolished.From theCambridge English Corpus Ordinance 9 of 1882 abolished the capitation tax and reinstated the export duty on plantation crops to finance the scheme.From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, instead of abolishing referrals, it argued in favour of harmonisation of the national procedures.From theCambridge English Corpus Its reformist zeal was most evident in the desire toabolishpre-capitalist modes of agricultural production symbolised by feudal intermediaries or zamindars.From theCambridge English Corpus He consolidated and clarified a host of statutes, abolished obsolete offences, made significant procedural changes, and introduced a professional police force.From theCambridge English Corpus The practice of deputization, which had rendered some posts essentially sinecures, was abolished, and meaningful salaries replaced compensation by fees.From theCambridge English Corpus Instead, they invoked these same values for abolishing cruel penalities.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/abolish## |