quash
- vt. 撤销；镇压；宣布无效；捣碎
英英释意
- 1. put down by force or intimidation;
- "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"
- "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"
- "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
- 2. declare invalid;
- "The contract was annulled"
- "void a plea"