expel
英[?k'spel;ek-]
美[?k'sp?l]
- vt. 驅逐；開除
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?expels;過去式:?expelled;過去分詞:?expelled;現在分詞:?expelling;
助記提示
1、ex- "out" + -pel "drive".
2、含義：drive out, eject from a school.
3. 推到門外，推出去。
中文詞源
expel 驅逐
ex-, 向外。-pel, 驅使，詞源同pulse, impel.
英文詞源
- expel
- expel: see pulse
- expel (v.)
- late 14c., "cast out," from Latin expellere "drive out, drive away," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + pellere "to drive" (see pulse (n.1)). Specific meaning "to eject from a school" is first recorded 1640s. Related: Expelled; expelling.
雙語例句
- 1. They threatened to expel him from his adoptive country.
- 他們威脅將他驅逐出他的移居國。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. the routine tit for tat when countries expel each other's envoys
- 國家相互驅逐對方使節這種慣常的報復行動
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. The regional governor has been given powers to outlaw strikes and expel suspected troublemakers.
- 地方長官被賦予禁止罷工、驅逐嫌疑鬧事者的權力。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. It was the dream of Isabella's life to expel them for ever.
- 把他們永遠從這片土地上趕出去是伊莎貝拉一生的愿望.
來自英漢非文學 - 文明史
- 5. They were told at first that they should simply expel the refugees.
- 一開始有人告訴他們應該直接將那些難民驅逐出境。
來自辭典例句