老外最常用的英文短语 第394期:call off

 　　释义：

　　call off 取消，停止

　　我们比较熟悉的短语，其含义也比较简单。某计划需要终止或取消时可以使用，理解成 call off= cancel 就可以了。

　　例句：

　　I want you to end it. I want you to call off the wedding.

　　我希望你能做到取消婚礼。

　　You can call off the roommate search!

　　别找室友了。

　　He told me that Leo called off his engagement¹ with Jane.

　　他跟我说，利奥取消了和简的订婚。

　　The boss had to call off the meeting because of the traffic.

　　因为交通堵塞，老板不得不取消会议。

　　对话：

　　A: They had a big fight last night.

　　他们昨晚有过激烈的冲突。

　　B: I hope they don't call off their wedding.

　　我希望他们今天不要取消婚礼。

1 engagement   

n.订婚，婚约，约定，约会

参考例句：

• I can't see you on Monday because I have a previous engagement.星期一我不能见你，因为我有约在先。
• It was my mother's very own engagement ring.这正是我母亲自己的订婚戒指。