网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的词汇:

 

词汇 nullifying
释义 nullifying
present participle ofnullify
nullify
verb[ T ]
uk /ˈnʌl.ɪ.faɪ/ us /ˈnʌl.ə.faɪ/
formal
to make a legal agreement or decision have no legal force: 使(协议或决议)失去法律效力
The state death penalty law was nullified in 1977.该州于1977年废除了死刑。
to cause something to have no value or effect: 使无价值;使无效
All my hard work was nullified when I lost my notes.由于把笔记弄丢了,我所有的辛苦劳动都化为乌有。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Court cases, orders & decisions
actionable
actionably
administer
admissibility
admissible
extinguishment
extrajudicial
extrajudicially
fatal accident inquiry
federal case
pettifoggery
pettifogging
plea bargain
plea bargaining
pleading
the Webster ruling
waiver
walk
walk freeidiom
wardship

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


Cancelling and interrupting

Examples of nullifying


nullifying

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


Abnormalities of other organ systems play an even larger role in nullifying otherwise superb technical cardiac repairs in this group of patients.
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.
Guilty pleasure brings them back to the electronic studio but the 'fear of being caught' is potentially nullifying in its effect.
Adept at using the terrain to their best advantage, they fought with will, purpose, patience, stealth, and speed, skilfully exploiting the army's weaknesses and mistakes while nullifying its strengths.
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.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
It would be wrong to present the order as nullifying wills and rendering them of no effect.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
The progress made so far is, however, modest at best, and new setbacks are constantly hindering or even nullifying it.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
Will not this have the worst effects on oversized classes in deprived areas, thus nullifying most of the advantages of her nursery school proposals?
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
It seems that he is nullifying trying to promote any further progress in this area of the law.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
Is this amendment nullifying that, or what does it do?
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
It is virtually impossible to disclose certain matters without nullifying the whole process of decision and government.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
Having filled the form in and sent it off, he must hope the guidelines are not changed while it is being considered, thus nullifying it.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
By taking away from local authorities the power of nullifying scholarships and grants, we can do much more to encourage the diversification of our education.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
We believe that the policies that this country should adopt towards rural areas should be dedicated to nullifying that prediction and those possibilities.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
Here we are at the focal point of a dramatic and nullifying issue.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
随便看

 

反思网英语在线翻译词典收录了377474条英语词汇在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2005-2024 fscai.com All Rights Reserved 更新时间:2024/12/23 3:55:17