释义
v.
revoke (an order)
撤销；取消（命令）
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an order to arrest the strike leaders had been countermanded .逮捕罢工领导人的命令被取消了。
cancel an order for (goods)
取消购买；撤销…的订单
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she decided she had been extravagant and countermanded the cream .她觉得自己太奢侈了，便取消购买面霜。
revoke an order issued by (another person)
撤销（别人）的命令
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he was already countermanding her .他已经在撤销她的命令了。
declare (voting) invalid
宣布（选举）无效
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the election commission has countermanded voting on the grounds of intimidation .因为存在恐吓行为，选举委员会宣布选举无效。
词源
"late Middle English： from Old French