| 单词 | revoke |
| 释义 | revoke (once / 855 pages) 1v 2vn When you revoke something, you officially cancel it, like when you revoke your sister's "coolest sibling" award because she shows your friends funny pictures of you from when you were little. The verb revoke comes from the Latin word revocare, meaning "to call back or rescind." Licenses, wills, and privileges are three things that can be revoked. The verb also has a meaning specific to card- playing. If the rules state that you have to follow suit, but you accidentally play trump instead, you have revoked or reneged. If other players notice your mistake, you have to take the card back. WORD FAMILYrevoke: revocable, revocation, revokable, revoked, revokes, revoking+/irrevocable: irrevocably/revocable: irrevocable/revocation: revocations/revokable: irrevokable USAGE EXAMPLESThe lawsuit started when the planning commission revoked a permit. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) In revoking an official’s commission that was issued after Senate confirmation, the president is negating a specific and official Senate act. Wall Street Journal(Dec 31, 2016) Still, Pugh’s probation was not revoked, sparing him from a year in jail. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) 1 v cancel officially 2He revoked the ban on smoking Syn|Hypo|Hyper annul, countermand, lift, overturn, repeal, rescind, reverse, vacate go back on, renege, renege on, renegue on fail to fulfill a promise or obligation cancel, strike down declare null and void; make ineffective 1v fail to follow suit when able and required to do so Hyper play participate in games or sport 2n the mistake of not following suit when able to do so Syn|Hyper renege error, fault, mistake a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention |
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