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单词 countermand
释义
countermand
verb[T]
formal
uk
/ˌkaʊn.təˈmɑːnd/us
/ˌkaʊn.t̬ɚˈmænd/
tochangeanorderthat has already been given,especiallyby giving a neworder
取消，撤回（命令）；重新发布（命令）
Synonyms
annulspecialized
lift
rescindformal
reverse
revokeformal
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overturn
repealverb
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Replacing and exchanging
  • alternate
  • alternatively
  • bargainsomethingaway
  • change over
  • instead of
  • lieu
  • make up forsomething
  • name
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  • rep
  • represent
  • shoe
  • sing
  • someone'sanswer tosomeone/somethingidiom
  • spare
  • step intosomeone'sshoesidiom
  • step into the breachidiom
  • sub outsomething
  • substitution
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(Definition ofcountermandfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • As your superior, I countermanded that will!
  • His plan is abandoned, and the orders countermanded.
  • I thought at first she was going to the church to countermand the wedding preparations.
  • The man told her that he understood that she had countermanded her order.
  • The movement was countermanded and the troops were withdrawn.

countermand| Business English

countermand
verb[T]
formal
uk
/ˌkaʊntəˈmɑːnd/us
tochangeanorderthat has already been given,especiallyby giving a neworder:
Oralapprovalwillformpartof theagreementunlessit is countermanded by theclientwithin twoworkingdays.
(Definition ofcountermandfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcountermand

countermand
Ironically, it also has directly countermanded the national sense of equality, egalitarianism, and fairness in the allocation of organs.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The stop task usually involves the presentation of an infrequent signal (a tone) that countermands the go signal.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, in the 1990s governments have tended to try tocountermandsuch rules in order to promote labour market flexibility.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Theycountermandrules for eventual processing, not actual perception.
From theCambridge English Corpus
O r it cancountermandthe logical effect of a character's action, by allowing actions not to add up or even to be explained away.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I became aware that these orders had been given on the morning of the 21st, and at my suggestion they were countermanded.
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In the past decisions have been made and countermanded far too rapidly.
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Was not the police injunction countermanded afterwards or partially modified?
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The suggestion is that there should be a 28-day interval between the abandoned or countermanded poll and the start of the fresh election period.
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Hansard archive
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Will he go into the matter, and get the order countermanded?
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We have had news released, then an order countermanding the release, and, finally, the news has been released again.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We have had a superfluity of dubious evidence that has been countermanded by the inspectors themselves when they have looked at it.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The local authority on that occasion countermanded the order.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The parliamentary branch countermands that, and says that the documents are classified.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We are in a particular case going tocountermandan order to turn away.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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