abolish

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abolish — 動詞

  • abolishpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • abolisheshe / she / it
  • abolishedpast simple
  • abolishing-ing form

1. to use the power of a government, court, or official body to put a permanent sto

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

廢除；廢止

正式終結法律、制度或長期慣例

to use the power of a government, court, or official body to put a permanent stop to a law, system, tax, or long-standing practice, so that it no longer exists.

例句

Brazil abolished slavery in 1888 after decades of public protest.

巴西在歷經數十年的民眾抗議後，於 1888 年廢除了奴隸制度。

abolish + named institution / practice

The new mayor promised to abolish the unpopular parking tax next year.

新市長承諾明年將廢除不受歡迎的停車稅。

abolish + tax / fee

常見搭配
  • abolish slavery
  • abolish the death penalty
  • abolish a tax
  • abolish a law
  • vote to abolish
同義詞
  • repeal

    specifically for laws, by formal vote of a legislature

  • scrap

    informal; works for plans and policies as well as laws

  • do away with

    informal phrasal alternative; same meaning, less formal tone

  • annul

    formal; usually for marriages, contracts, or single decisions, not whole systems

反義詞
  • establish

    to set up a new system, law, or institution

  • introduce

    to bring a new rule or policy into force

  • restore

    to bring back something that had been abolished

文法句型

abolish + noun (law / system / practice)

用法筆記

Subject is usually a government, parliament, court, or institution with the power to make rules. Object is almost always an abstract system, law, tax, custom, or office — not a physical thing or a single event.

常見錯誤

The teacher abolished the noisy student.
The teacher expelled the noisy student.
abolish takes systems, laws, or practices, not people.
I want to abolish my old phone.
I want to get rid of my old phone.
for everyday objects, use 'get rid of'; abolish is for official rules and systems.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • abolish slavery
  • abolish the death penalty
  • abolish a tax
  • abolish a law
  • abolish the monarchy

副詞搭配

  • formally abolish
  • officially abolish
  • completely abolish
  • finally abolish

常用片語

  • vote to abolish
  • campaign to abolish
  • move to abolish

介系詞搭配

  • abolish in [country / year]