"The government quashes any attempt of an uprising" "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently" "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
declare invalid;
"The contract was annulled" "void a plea"
例句
用作动词(v.)
The army was called in to quash the revolt.军队被调来镇压叛乱。
The applicant sought judicial review to quash the order.申请人寻求司法复审以撤消命令。
The appeal court quashed the care order made by the juvenile court.上诉法院撤销了少年法院发出的照看令。
I was about to learn how to quash hunger.我要面对的就是如何驱走饥饿。
Growth, translated into jobs, is designed to quash the risk of social instability.经济增长带动就业增加,意在消除社会不稳定风险。