invalidate

英 [ɪnˈvælɪdeɪt]

美 [ɪnˈvælɪdeɪt]

v.  证明…错误; 使站不住脚; 使无效; 使作废

过去分词：invalidated　第三人称单数：invalidates　过去式：invalidated　现在分词：invalidating　

TOEFLTEM8法律

BNC.14319 / COCA.14552

牛津词典

verb

• 证明…错误；使站不住脚
  to prove that an idea, a story, an argument, etc. is wrong
  1. This new piece of evidence invalidates his version of events.
     这条新证据推翻了他对事件经过的说法。
• 使无效；使作废
  if you invalidate a document, contract, election, etc., you make it no longer legally or officially valid or acceptable

柯林斯词典

• VERB 驳倒;证明…站不住脚
  Toinvalidatesomething such as an argument, conclusion, or result means to prove that it is wrong or cause it to be wrong.
  1. Any form of physical activity will invalidate the results...
     任何形式的物理活动都会证明这些结果是错误的。
  2. Some of the other criticisms were invalidated years ago.
     其他的一些批评多年以前就被证明站不住脚。
• VERB 使无效;使作废
  If somethinginvalidatessomething such as a law, contract, or election, it causes it to be considered illegal.
  1. An official decree invalidated the vote in the capital...
     一份官方法令宣布在首都举行的投票无效。
  2. A contract signed now might be invalidated at some future date.
     现在签订的合同可能在将来的某一天就会失效。

英英释义

verb

• take away the legal force of or render ineffective
  1. invalidate a contract
  Synonym:voidvitiate
• show to be invalid
  Synonym:nullify
• make invalid for use
  1. cancel cheques or tickets
  Synonym:cancel
• declare invalid
  1. The contract was annulled
  2. void a plea
  Synonym:annulquashvoidavoidnullify

双语例句

• A complementary method is to invalidate the cached entry when the underlying data changes.
  一种补充方法是，当底层数据改变时，让缓存的数据项失效。
• Its effect is to invalidate all existing items immediately ( by default) or after the expiration specified.
  它的效果是使已经存在的项目立即失效（缺省），或在指定的时间后。
• Such exceptions do not invalidate the rule.
  这些例外并不证明此规则无效。
• The judgement would invalidate any earlier will.
  判决将宣布以前的任何遗嘱无效。
• The measuring equipment shall be safeguarded from adjustments that would invalidate the measurement result;
  测量设备应防止可能使测量结果失效的调整。
• Incomplete extraction could invalidate the test results and should lead to questions regarding validation of the test method.
  不完全提取可能使检验结果无效，也可导致检验方法无效的问题。
• A cache is typically a self-managed unit that can evict or invalidate entries dependent on the cache implementation.
  缓存通常为自我管理的单元，根据缓存实现，可以排除条目或使其失效。
• The invalidity of one clause does not invalidate the agreement.
  本协议任何一款无效不影响整个协议的效力。
• Cache rules often have a time period in which to wait to invalidate the cache entry.
  缓存规则通常有一个时间段，在该时间段中等待以使缓存项失效。
• But they do not invalidate Mendel's insights, which have become the cornerstone of modern genetics.
  但是它们并没有让孟德尔的见解失效，相反，孟德尔的见解成为了现代遗传学的基石。