call off

1. PHRASAL VERB 取消
   If you call off an event that has been planned, you cancel it.
   1. He has called off the trip...
      他已取消了这次行程。
   2. The union threatened a strike but called it off at the last minute.
      工会威胁要罢工,不过在最后一刻取消了行动。

1. Romania's government issued a last-minute appeal to him to call off his trip.
   罗马尼亚政府最后一刻恳请他取消行程。
2. He has called off the trip
   他已取消了这次行程。
3. The union threatened a strike but called it off at the last minute.
   工会威胁要罢工，不过在最后一刻取消了行动。
4. Greenpeace refused to call off the event.
   绿色和平组织拒绝取消这一活动。
5. Since the weather is bad, let's call off the trip.
   既是天气不好，那就不去了吧。
6. It was decided to call off the search when there was no hope of finding the missing child alive.
   在没有希望能活着找到那孩子时，决定停止搜寻。
7. The teacher began to call off the names on his list.
   老师开始按名单点名。
8. Don't let anything call off your attention from your studies.
   不要让别的事转移你学习的注意力。
9. His idea was to get us to call off the strike.
   他的意思是让我们取消罢工。
10. You can call off the search when you meet the right man. Before you found him, you were always looking for next best thing.
    当你找到对的人之后就不用继续寻找了；在你找到他之前，你一直在寻找下一个更好的人。
11. So it's probably better if you don't call off my appointments.
    所以你不要取消约定比较好。
12. They wanted to get us to call off the strike.
    他们想让我们取消这次罢工。
13. Or should I call off your appointments for tomorrow too?
    或者是我也帮你取消明天的约定？
14. I yelled to the man to call off his dog.
    我对那人大喊，要他把狗喝走。
15. He wanted to call off the moon race and cooperate with the soviets.
    取消探月行动并和苏联人合作。
16. Then will they call off the marriage?
    难道他们会取消婚礼？
17. I want youto call off the wedding.
    我要你取消这场婚礼。
18. Should I call off my divers?
    我应该叫走我的潜水员么？
19. Call off your dog, will you?
    把你的狗喊走，好吗？
20. Please call off the meeting; I will be late getting back into town.
    把会议取消了吧，我可能回去晚一点。
21. So it's probably better if you don't call off my appointments. I will call you later this afternoon and tell you what I think.
    我还没确定。也许这一天之内就好了，所以你不要取消约定比较好。下午我再打给你告诉你我的决定。
22. Can you piease call off your thugs now?
    现在你能叫你的打手走了？
23. They shouted themselves hoarse over the loudspeaker, asking the black workers to call off the strike.
    他们通过喇叭声嘶力竭地喊叫，要求黑人工人取消罢工。
24. He'll see it or I'll call off the fight.
    他必须看，否则我取消比赛。
25. After what had happened, we decided to call off the scheduled meeting.
    既然发生了那样的事情，我们决定取消那次预定的会议。
26. In that case, we have to call off the meeting.
    要是那样的话，我们就得取消会议。
27. I think you can call off your nanobots now.
    我想你现在可以放弃你的机械人了。
28. I prefer to call off the meeting on account of boss's absence.
    我倾向于取消会议因为老板不在。
29. Rufus: Do you want me to call off this wedding?
    那你是希望我取消婚礼喽？
30. You'd better call off the wedding!
    你最好取消了婚礼。

verb

1. give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance

   Synonym:    call

2. postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
   1. Call off the engagement
   2. cancel the dinner party
   3. we had to scrub our vacation plans
   4. scratch that meeting--the chair is ill

   Synonym:    cancelscratchscrub