call off;withdraw from(an agreement or undertaking)取消;撤回(協議或任務)
I had intended to go but I cried off at the last minute. 我本來要去的,但是最後一分鐘打消了這個念頭。
He cried off this research project and left his friends in great difficulty. 他撒手不管這個研究項目,使他的朋友們陷入困境。
John was going to help us,but he cried off. 約翰本來要幫助我們的,但是他沒有履行諾言。