(使)平衡或抵消〔銷〕 (cause to) balance or be equal
cancel out
His good qualities and his faults cancel out.
他的好品質被他的缺點抵消了。
Did the two groups actually cancel out?
這兩組人的力量果真相互抵消了嗎?
The various forces to a large degree cancelled out.
在很大程度上這些不同的力互相抵消了。
cancel sth ? out
The two things are so opposed that they just cancel each other out.
這兩件事是如此截然相反以致起了相互抵消的作用。
The 8000 yuan I owed her and the 8000 yuan she owes me cancel each other out.
我過去欠她的8000元錢和她現在欠我的8000元錢互相抵銷。