Glossary entry

Chinese term or phrase:

宣布作废

English translation:

declare... invalid

Added to glossary by QUOI
Nov 25, 2008 04:42
15 yrs ago
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Chinese term

作废

Chinese to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
证件宣布作废

作废:(动或名)
cancel
revoke
make void
你会用哪个呢?谢谢。
Proposed translations (English)
4 +12 null and void
4 +2 invalidate
4 expire

Discussion

QUOI (asker) Nov 25, 2008:


declare... invalid

Proposed translations

+12
42 mins
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null and void

Declaired null and void.

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Note added at 42 mins (2008-11-25 05:25:14 GMT)
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其实,简单说cancelled也行。
Note from asker:
谢谢。
Peer comment(s):

agree magic magic : 作废 [become invalid;discard as useless;be nullified;cancel;make null and void] 因失效而废弃;弃置不用,例如:过期作废
27 mins
Thanks.
agree Da Best
2 hrs
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agree Jason Young
2 hrs
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agree TRANS4CHINA
3 hrs
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agree tianshandun (X)
6 hrs
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agree karcsy
10 hrs
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agree Caroline Moreno
12 hrs
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agree Dr. Chun Biao Li
13 hrs
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agree Yurek
19 hrs
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agree Ritchest : declared null and void
1 day 1 hr
Thanks. Nullified, cancelled, etc. A single term suffices.
agree Gertrude Tsau : void
1 day 17 hrs
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agree Helen Li
1 day 22 hrs
Thanks.
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+2
1 min

invalidate

供参考
Note from asker:
谢谢!
Peer comment(s):

agree karcsy
11 hrs
agree Gertrude Tsau : invalid
1 day 18 hrs
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12 mins

expire

看是什么原因作废,如果是因为有效期到了就是expire。如果是因为犯了事,那就要用严重的,比如revoke吧。如果是因为丢了,可能void比较合适,void可作动词,这里可用其过去分词形式voided。
Note from asker:
谢谢。确实不少。
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