学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2759 call off

今天我们要学的词是 call off. To call off 意思是取消。Talks between North Korean diplomats¹ and former American officials were called off after the death of Kim Jong Un's half brother。金正恩同父异母的兄长死后，朝鲜外交官和美国前政府官员原定举行的会谈被取消。German Chancellor² Merkel's visit to Algeria was called off because President Bouteflika was too sick to meet. 德国总理默克尔取消了对阿尔及利亚的访问，因为阿尔及利亚总统布特弗利卡因病无法会见。好的，我们今天学习的词是 call off, call off, call off...

1 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。