write off/away (to sb/sth) (for sth)
write to (an organization, a company, etc) to order sth or to ask for information about sth 给(某组织、 公司等)写信订购某物或询问情况
They wrote off (to the BBC) for the special booklet. 他们(给英国广播公司)写了信索要那种小册子. write sth off
(a) recognize that sth is a loss or failure; cancel (a debt) 确认某事物已损失或无效; 勾销(某债项)
write off a debt, loss, etc 注销一项债款、 损失等
write off 5000 for depreciation of machinery 因机器折旧削减5000英镑.
(b) damage sth so badly that it is not worth repairing 严重损坏某物(而不值得修理); 将某物报废
The driver escaped with minor injuries but the car was completely written off. 司机只受轻伤幸免於难, 但是汽车完全报废了. Cf 参看 write-off.