write off

柯林斯詞典

write off (writing,wrote,written,writes)

• 1. PHRASAL VERB If someone writes off a debt or an amount of money that has been spent on a project, they accept that they are never going to get the money back. 勾銷 (債款等)[商業(yè)]

  It was the president who persuaded the West to write off Polish debts. 是總統(tǒng)說(shuō)服西方國(guó)家勾銷波蘭債務(wù)的。

• 2. PHRASAL VERB If you write someone or something off, you decide that they are unimportant or useless and that they are not worth further serious attention. 摒棄

  He is fed up with people writing him off because of his age. 他受夠了人們因其年齡而摒棄他。

  His critics write him off as too cautious to succeed. 評(píng)論他的人認(rèn)為他不值得重視，說(shuō)他太謹(jǐn)慎以致難以成功。

• 3. PHRASAL VERB If you write off a plan or project, you accept that it is not going to be successful and do not continue with it. 放棄 (計(jì)劃或項(xiàng)目等)

  We decided to write off the rest of the day and go shopping. 我們決定放棄那天余下的時(shí)間而去購(gòu)物。

• 4. PHRASAL VERB If you write off something such as a living expense, you deduct it from your taxes. 從稅中扣除

  Teachers are still entitled to write off business expenses. 教師仍然享有從稅中扣除商業(yè)開支的權(quán)利。

• 5. PHRASAL VERB If you write off to a company or organization, you send them a letter, usually asking for something. 發(fā)函[英國(guó)英語(yǔ)]

• 6. →see also write-off

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