(1)取消(give up or call off(an activity，idea，etc arranged earlier))[T+n]：～an appointment/a plan/a trip/a holiday/a concert/a meeting/a match/a lecture/a parade取消約會/計劃/旅行/假日/音樂會/會議/比賽/演講/游行;〖同〗call off;
(2)撤消(order (sth) to be stopped;declare sth to be without effect)[T+n]：～an agreement/a contract 撤消協(xié)議/合同;～a magazine subscription撤消雜志訂購單;～one's order for computers撤消購買電腦的預(yù)訂單;〖反〗confirm;
(3)劃掉，刪去(cross out(sth written))[T+n]：～a sentence/a word刪去一個句子/詞;〖同〗delete;
(4)蓋戳注銷(mark (a postage stamp，check or ticket)to indicate that it may not be used again)[T+n]：～a stamp給郵票蓋戳;
cancel out (v adv)抵銷(vt & vi)：The ￡2 I owed him and the ￡2 he owes me～(each other) out. 我欠他兩英鎊，他欠我兩英鎊，正好抵銷。Two opposing votes/The two things～each other out.雙方的選票數(shù)量/兩者相當(dāng)。
【辨異】cancel與delete和erase都可表示“去掉”的意思。cancel是以蓋戳或劃線等辦法注明，如：～a word/a stamp(刪去一個字/給郵票蓋戳);delete(刪去)指在書寫或印刷的文字上作記號把字刪除，如：delete part of a line(勾去一行中的一部分);erase(擦去)指用橡皮等擦去，如：erase a capital letter(擦去一個大寫字母)。