( 避免 ) prevent ⇒ 机器常检修,能免除大的故障。 Jīqì cháng jiǎnxiū, néng miǎnchú dà de gùzhàng. → Frequent servicing can prevent machines from having major breakdowns.

excise

delete

deduct

reject

discard

abolish

dismiss ⇒ 他被开除了。 Tā bèi kāichú le. → He was fired.

give up ( pt gave ) , pp given

deduct

( 打扫 ) sweep ... up ( pt , pp swept )

remove

discard

dismantle

eliminate

eliminate

get rid of

do away with

get rid of

get rid of ⇒ 解除痛苦 jiěchú tòngkǔ → get rid of suffering ⇒ 解除婚约 jiěchú hūnyuē → break off one's engagement

eradicate

( 表示不包括 ) except ⇒ 除了你其他人都参加了会议。 Chúle nǐ qítā rén dōu cānjiāle huìyì. → Everyone else attended the meeting except you.

strike ... off ( pt , pp struck )

New Year's Eve

⇒ 班长除外,每个人都得写份报告。 Bānzhǎng chúwài, měigè rén dōu děi xiě fèn bàogào. → Everyone had to write a report except the class monitor. ⇒ 雨天除外,他每天步行上班。 Yǔtiān chúwài, tā měitiān bùxíng shàngbān. → He walks to work every day, except when it rains.

unless ⇒ 除非天下雨,我通常晚饭后出去散步。 Chúfēi tiān xiàyǔ, wǒ tōngcháng wǎnfàn hòu chūqù sànbù. → Unless it's raining, I normally go for a walk after dinner. ⇒ 除非他要我去,否则我不去。 Chúfēi tā yào wǒ qù, fǒuzé wǒ bù qù. → I won't go unless he wants me to.

( 铲除 ) eliminate

drive ... away ( pt drove ) , pp driven ⇒ 驱除侵略者 qūchú qīnlüèzhě → drive away invaders

destroy root and branch

efficiently ⇒ 他三下五除二把我交给的任务完成了。 Tā sān xià wǔ chú èr bǎ wǒ jiāo gěi de rènwù wánchéng le. → He efficiently completed the task I gave him.