| 单词 | rid |
| 释义 | rid (rɪd ) Word forms: rids , ridding language note: The form rid is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle of the verb. 1. get rid of sth phrase B1 When you get rid of something that you do not want or do not like, you take action so that you no longer have it or suffer from it. The owner needs to get rid of the car for financial reasons. There's corruption, and we're going to get rid of it. She will have to get rid of the excess weight on her hips. 2. get rid of sb phrase B2 If you get rid of someone who is causing problems for you or who you do not like, you do something to prevent them affecting you any more, for example by making them leave. He believed that his manager wanted to get rid of him for personal reasons. You seem in rather a hurry to get rid of me. 3. verb If you rid a place or person of something undesirable or unwanted, you succeed in removing it completely from that place or person. The proposals are an attempt to rid the country of political corruption. [VERB noun + of] The new vaccine may rid the world of one of its most terrifying diseases. [V n of n] Synonyms: free, clear, deliver, relieve 4. verb If you rid yourself of something you do not want, you take action so that you no longer have it or are no longer affected by it. Why couldn't he ever rid himself of those thoughts, those worries? [V pron-refl + of] ...the country's efforts to rid itself of poverty and hunger. [V pron-refl of n] 5. adjective If you are rid of someone or something that you did not want or that caused problems for you, they are no longer with you or causing problems for you. The family had sought a way to be rid of her and the problems she had caused them. [+ of] 6. be well rid of sb phrase [VERB inflects] If you say that someone is well rid of someone, you think it is good that the person has gone because you did not like them or you think they caused a lot of problems. In my opinion the world is well rid of him. He was a nasty piece of work. Translations: Chinese: 摆脱了的 Japanese: 解放される |
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