学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3221 rescind

 今天我们要学的词是 rescind¹.

 

rescind 的意思是撤销，废止。French President Macron officially “abandoned” his proposed “fuel tax”, with government officials confirming the leader rescinded² the tariff³ after widespread protests. 法国总统马克龙正式“放弃”他提出的“燃油税”，政府官员证实这位领导人在法国发生大范围抗议之后取消了征税计划。

 

Dozens of universities around the U.S. started to rescind Bill Cosby's honorary degrees years ago after sexual assault allegations against him surfaced. 美国各地的数十所大学几年前开始收回对比尔-科斯比颁发的荣誉学位，当时正陆续传出对他的性侵犯指控。

1 rescind   

v.废除，取消

参考例句：

• They accepted his advice and rescinded the original plan.他们听从了他的劝告，撤销了原计划。
• Trade Union leaders have demanded the government rescind the price rise.工会领导已经要求政府阻止价格上涨。

2 rescinded   

v.废除，取消( rescind的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Rescinded civil acts shall be null and void from the very beginning. 被撤销的民事行为从行为开始起无效。 来自互联网
• They accepted his advice and rescinded the original plan. 他们听从了他的劝告，撤销了原计划。 来自互联网

3 tariff   

n.关税，税率；(旅馆、饭店等)价目表，收费表

参考例句：

• There is a very high tariff on jewelry.宝石类的关税率很高。
• The government is going to lower the tariff on importing cars.政府打算降低进口汽车的关税。