countermand
/verb koun-ter-mand, -mahnd, koun-ter-mand, -mahnd; noun koun-ter-mand, -mahnd/US // verb ˌkaʊn tərˈmænd, -ˈmɑnd, ˈkaʊn tərˌmænd, -ˌmɑnd; noun ˈkaʊn tərˌmænd, -ˌmɑnd //
驳斥,反驳,抗辩,打击
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Definitions
v.有主动词 verb
- 1
- : to revoke or cancel.
- : to recall or stop by a contrary order.
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a command, order, etc., revoking a previous one.
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verbannul, cancel a command
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Examples
It was too late to countermand the motor, which put up several miles away.
I will countermand the order for an immediate attack; that will give me time to arrange.
Then he had to be told how it was, and he hurried back into the house to countermand the order for the physician.
Unless something is done about it shall countermand religious services.
She decided in the absence of both to indulge in a rest, and sent Peter to countermand the carriage.
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