| 英语单词 | oust |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [aʊst] 美 [aʊst] |
| 中文释义 | v.逐出;夺取;取代 |
| 英语例句 | (1) The umpire ousted the arguing player from the game. (2) Fox was ousted from office but he had nothing to say for himself. (3) The rebels finally managed to oust the government from power. (4) I 'm sorry to say nothing could oust a computer. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 裁判员将那位不服判决的运动员罚下场。 (2) 福克斯被赶下台,但是他没有什么可特别为自己辨护的。 (3) 反叛者最后总算夺取了政权。 (4) 很遗憾,什么也不可能取代计算机。 |
| vocabulary简明 | A teacher may oust you from class if you are being disruptive, or you might oust your class president from her position if you beat her in the election. To oust is to “expel,” “kick out,” or “remove and replace.” |
| vocabulary扩展 | When you oust someone, you are “giving them the boot.” A sports team is ousted from a tournament if they lose an elimination round. Oust often implies both removal and replacement. The automobile, for instance, ousted the horse as the preferred means of travel. Likewise, when a politician ousts someone from office they are taking that person’s place in office. And if you beat the all-time record in a hot-dog eating tournament, then you oust the previous record holder from their position. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词]罢黜;把…撤职;驱逐 If someone is ousted from a position of power, job, or place, they are forced to leave it. [ [V n] [V-ed] [JOURNALISM 新闻]
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