1 VERB 使失去法律效力;废除;取消 To nullify a legal decision or procedure means to declare that it is not legally valid. 使失去法律效力;废除;取消 [formal]
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He used his broad executive powers to nullify decisions by local governments. [VERB noun]
他利用自己适用范围广泛的行政权力废止当地政府所作的决定。
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It is worth remembering that previous wills are nullified automatically upon marriage. [be VERB-ed]
要记住的是,一旦结婚,原遗嘱自动失效。
SYN invalidate, quash, revoke, render null and void
2 VERB 使无效;使无用;抵消 To nullify something means to make it have no effect. 使无效;使无用;抵消 [formal]
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He may be able to nullify that disadvantage by offering a wider variety of produce. [VERB noun]
他也许能通过供应更为多样化的农产品来抵消那一劣势。
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This, of course, would nullify the effect of the move and merely accelerate inflation. [VERB noun]
这毫无疑问会使该举措完全失效,而仅仅只是加速通货膨胀。
SYN cancel out, counteract, negate, neutralize
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