cancel each other out; offset; neutralize
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cancel each other out; offset; neutralize
formalUsed when two opposing forces, effects, or factors neutralize each other, resulting in a net zero or balanced state.
Zhè这
liǎng两
zhǒng种
yào药
wù物
de的
fù副
zuò作
yòng用
kě可
néng能
huì会
duì对
xiāo消
。
The side effects of these two drugs may cancel each other out.
Tā他
zài在
xiàng项
mù目
zhōng中
de的
gōng功
láo劳
hé和
guò过
shī失
zhèng正
hǎo好
duì对
xiāo消
。
His merits and faults in the project precisely offset each other.
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Lái来
zì自
liǎng两
duì队
de的
qiáng强
dà大
yā压
lì力
zài在
bǐ比
sài赛
zhōng中
duì对
xiāo消
le了
。
The strong pressure from both teams neutralized each other during the match.
Gōng功
guò过
xiāng相
dǐ抵
，
gōng功
guò过
duì对
xiāo消
le了
。
The merits and demerits cancel each other out.