nullify

英 [ˈnʌlɪfaɪ]

美 [ˈnʌlɪfaɪ]

v.  使失去法律效力; 废止; 使无效; 抵消

过去分词：nullified　现在分词：nullifying　过去式：nullified　第三人称单数：nullifies　

IELTSGRE化学

BNC.18560 / COCA.17035

牛津词典

verb

• 使失去法律效力；废止
  to make sth such as an agreement or order lose its legal force
  1. Judges were unwilling to nullify government decisions.
     法官们不愿废止政府决定。
• 使无效；抵消
  to make sth lose its effect or power
  1. An unhealthy diet will nullify the effects of training.
     不健康的饮食会抵消锻炼的效果。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使失去法律效力;废除;取消
  Tonullifya legal decision or procedure means to declare that it is not legally valid.
  1. He used his broad executive powers to nullify decisions by local governments...
     他利用自己适用范围广泛的行政权力废止当地政府所作的决定。
  2. It is worth remembering that previous wills are nullified automatically upon marriage.
     要记住的是，一旦结婚，原遗嘱自动失效。
• VERB 使无效;使无用;抵消
  Tonullifysomething means to make it have no effect.
  1. He may be able to nullify that disadvantage by offering a wider variety of produce...
     他也许能通过供应更为多样化的农产品来抵消那一劣势。
  2. This, of course, would nullify the effect of the move and merely accelerate inflation.
     这毫无疑问会使该举措完全失效，而仅仅只是加速通货膨胀。

英英释义

verb

• make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
  1. Her optimism neutralizes his gloom
  2. This action will negate the effect of my efforts
  Synonym:neutralizeneutralisenegate
• show to be invalid
  Synonym:invalidate
• declare invalid
  1. The contract was annulled
  2. void a plea
  Synonym:invalidateannulquashvoidavoid

双语例句

• If the mortgage is eliminated as a result of the liquidation of liabilities or for other reasons, procedures shall be undertaken to nullify the mortgage registration.
  抵押权因债务清偿或者其他原因而消灭的，应当依照规定办理注销抵押登记。
• These could nullify efforts by farmers to increase planting areas in response to the highest prices since the 2007-08 food crisis.
  作为对农产品价格触及2007-08年粮食危机以来最高水平的回应，农民纷纷扩大了种植面积，而糟糕的天气状况可能会抵消这些努力。
• For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law. Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.
  若曾传一个能叫人得生的律法，义就诚然本乎律法了。31这样，我们因信废了律法吗？断乎不是，更是坚固律法。
• However, the failure to so indicate or confirm shall not nullify the confidential nature of the disclosure.
  不过，没有说明或者证实披露信息的性质并不表示不保密。
• The meeting to be held next week was canceled. action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action.
  预定下周举行的会议被取消了。
• It is worth remembering that previous wills are nullified automatically upon marriage.
  要记住的是，一旦结婚，原遗嘱自动失效。
• Unauthorized modification of the water heater may create a hazard to life and property and will nullify the warranty.
  对电热水器未经授权的更改可能会对生命和财产造成危害，而且也导致质量保证条款失效。
• To nullify or render void; abolish.
  使无效，使废弃；取消。
• These maxims, without any statute giving them force or operation, frequently control the effect and nullify the language of wills.
  这些原则无需制定法赋予其效力或执行力，却能常常规制遗嘱的有效与无效。
• The solution is to nullify the DOM node references during clean-up, as shown in Listing 7.
  解决方案就是在清理过程中使DOM节点引用无效，如清单7所示。