/ˈkænsl ||; ˈkænsḷ/verb [T] (
cancelling;cancelled (
US 美)
canceling;canceled)
1 to decide that sth that has been planned or arranged will not happen 取消；撤销: All flights have been cancelled because of the bad weather. 由于天气恶劣，所有航班都取消了。 ☞Look at postpone. 参看 postpone。
2 to stop sth that you asked for or agreed to 收回，撤回（要求、意见等）: to cancel a reservation 撤销预订I wish to cancel my order for these books. 先前我订了这些书，现在想不要了。
cancel (sth) out to be equal or have an equal effect 抵消；对消:
What I owe you is the same as what you owe me, so our debts cancel each other out. 我欠你的数跟你欠我的数一样，这就可以对消了。