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单词 call off
释义

call off


Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theycall off
he/she/itcalls off
present participlecalling off
past tensecalled off
past participlecalled off

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    to decide that something will not happen

    She’s called off the wedding.

    If we have much more rain, the game might be called off.

    Synonyms and related words

    To decide not to do or have something
    1. 1a
      to decide to stop something that is already happening

      With the weather worsening, they’ve called off the search for survivors.

      Synonyms and related words

      To decide not to do or have something

    Collocates

    Nouns frequently used as objects of call off
    ▪ campaign, deal, game, match, search, strike, talks, wedding

  2. 2
    to tell an animal or person to stop attacking or chasing someone

    I yelled to the man to call off his dog.

    Synonyms and related words

    Ending, solving and avoiding arguments and fights
    Synonyms and related words

    Keeping and training animals
  3. 3
    call off the​/​your dogsinformalto stop criticizing or attacking another person

    All right, you win – you can call off the dogs now.

    Synonyms and related words

    To stop criticizing

call off


Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theycall off
he/she/itcalls off
present participlecalling off
past tensecalled off
past participlecalled off

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    to decide that something will not happen

    She’s called off the wedding.

    If we have much more rain, the game might be called off.

    Synonyms and related words

    To decide not to do or have something
    1. 1a
      to decide to stop something that is already happening

      With the weather worsening, they’ve called off the search for survivors.

      Synonyms and related words

      To decide not to do or have something

    Collocates

    Nouns frequently used as objects of call off
    ▪ campaign, deal, game, match, search, strike, talks, wedding

  2. 2
    to tell an animal or person to stop attacking or chasing someone

    I yelled to the man to call off his dog.

    Synonyms and related words

    Ending, solving and avoiding arguments and fights
    Synonyms and related words

    Keeping and training animals
  3. 3
    call off the/your dogsinformalto stop criticizing or attacking another person

    All right, you win – you can call off the dogs now.

    Synonyms and related words

    To stop criticizing
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