cancel

中止する、取りやめる

予定していた行事や活動を行わないと決める。

やさしい英語で： To decide that a planned event or activity will not happen.

• We had to cancel the picnic.
• They canceled the concert because of heavy rain.
• Has your flight been cancelled?

類義語： call off

よく使う表現： cancel a meeting, cancel a flight, cancel an appointment

解約する、取り消す、無効にする

注文や契約、サービスを取り消すか、効力をなくす。

やさしい英語で： To end an order, agreement, or service, or make something no longer valid.

• I want to cancel my subscription.
• She cancelled the order before it was shipped.
• The bank canceled his card after it was stolen.

類義語： terminate, annul, revoke

よく使う表現： cancel an order, cancel a subscription, cancel a contract

消印を押す

切手などに印を付け、すでに使われたことを示す。

やさしい英語で： To mark a stamp or similar item to show that it has already been used.

• The clerk canceled the stamp.
• This machine cancels stamps with black ink.
• The stamps were cancelled before the letters left the post office.

類義語： postmark

よく使う表現： cancel a stamp, cancel postage stamps