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单词 nullify
释义
nullify
verb[T]
uk
/ˈnʌl.ɪ.faɪ/us
/ˈnʌl.ə.faɪ/
formal
to make alegalagreementordecisionhave nolegalforce:
使（协议或决议）失去法律效力
Thestatedeathpenaltylawwas nullified in 1977.该州于1977年废除了死刑。
tocausesomething to have novalueoreffect:
使无价值；使无效
All my hardworkwas nullified when Ilostmynotes.由于把笔记弄丢了，我所有的辛苦劳动都化为乌有。
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(Definition ofnullifyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

nullify| American Dictionary

nullify
verb[T]
us
/ˈnʌl·əˌfɑɪ/
tocauseanagreementorresultto be nolongereffectiveorconsiderit as notexisting:
Therefereenullified thegoal.
(Definition ofnullifyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

nullify| Business English

nullify
verb[T]
uk
/ˈnʌlɪfaɪ/us
LAW
to make alegalagreementordecisionnolongerhave anylegalforce:
Theairlinewantsto nullifyemployees'contractsif nosettlementisreached.
tocausesomething to have novalueoreffect:
Asuithas beenfiledagainst thedirectors,chargingthem withconspiringto nullify ashareholdervote.
The USstatedthat anyreductionsingreenhousegasesby theWestmust not benullified byincreasedemissionsfromdevelopingnations.

nullification

noun[U]
(Definition ofnullifyfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnullify

nullify
Is the idea that one can freely choose one's desires, so that having one's desires removed is having one's free choices nullified ?
From theCambridge English Corpus
In order to test the effectiveness of the modal space approach, two methods are compared: the pseudo-inverse solution equation (16) and the modal force nullifying soution equation (26).
From theCambridge English Corpus
Punishment for creating forbidden duties amounts in principle to an in-between sort of control, less restrictive than completely nullifying the duties but more restrictive than just ignoring their existence.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The harmful effects of rising inequality, according to this paternalistic view, are unlikely to be nullified by the positive effects of private land ownership on security or agricultural productivity.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thus, we give priority to the active program since it defines a sort of constraints which must be satisfied - updates in could be nullified by the rules in the program.
From theCambridge English Corpus
State courts were required to re-sentence all 600 prisoners then on death rows because their death sentences (but not their convictions) ' ' had been nullified indirectly by the ruling.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Moreover, gender segregation may be either mediated or nullified by the types of sociolinguistic variables that are drawn upon in the multifaceted act of gender construction.
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Standardization for duration is therefore imperative, and while the official compiler rightly follows this procedure his results are nullified by the inadequacy of the duration data available to him.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Even when legislatures enacted eight-hour laws, for example, legislators often included loopholes that nullified them, or public executives enforced them irregularly, or the courts enervated them.
From theCambridge English Corpus
On the contrary, that leads to the great benefit of the right to asylum being nullified.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The practical difficulties have been correctly identified and need attention, because bad practice may end up nullifying an idea that is sound in other respects.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Of course, these methods of coming to the rescue of the traditionally depressed areas will be nullified if our railway system is abolished.
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Thus, the flow of funds from one country to another has been nullified.
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Moreover, even if this difficulty is surmounted, the charter of rights can always be in effect largely nullified by the ill-will of the majority.
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There is a reduction in food subsidies, but this has been much nullified by the increase in old age pensions and family allowances.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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