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expel

释义

expel

verb transitive

UK /ɪkˈspel/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	expel
he/she/it	expels
present participle	expelling
past tense	expelled
past participle	expelled

1
to officially force someone to leave a place or organization because of their bad behaviour
They have no legal power to expel a party member.
expel someone from something:
The police were sent to expel the demonstrators from public buildings.
Synonyms and related words
To force someone to leave a place
drive out
banish
send away
1. 1a
  to force a student to leave a school permanently
  expel someone for something:
  He was expelled for threatening a teacher with a knife.
  Synonyms and related words
  To force someone to leave a place
  drive out
  banish
  send away
  Synonyms and related words
  Attendance and non-attendance at school or university
  absence
  absenteeism
  attend
2. 1b
  to force someone to leave a foreign country, especially for political reasons or for breaking the law
  The authorities are threatening to expel all foreign diplomats.
  expel someone from something:
  Journalists who reported on the demonstration were expelled from the country.
  Synonyms and related words
  To force someone to leave a place
  drive out
  banish
  send away
2
formalto force something out of a container or someone’s body
Synonyms and related words
To remove something
remove
sweep away
take off

expel

verb transitive

US /ɪkˈspel/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	expel
he/she/it	expels
present participle	expelling
past tense	expelled
past participle	expelled

1
to officially force someone to leave a place or organization because of their bad behavior
They have no legal power to expel a party member.
expel someone from something:
The police were sent to expel the demonstrators from public buildings.
Synonyms and related words
To force someone to leave a place
ethnic cleansing
social cleansing
drive out
1. 1a
  to force a student to leave a school permanently
  expel someone for something:
  He was expelled for threatening a teacher with a knife.
  Synonyms and related words
  To force someone to leave a place
  ethnic cleansing
  social cleansing
  drive out
  Synonyms and related words
  Attendance and non-attendance at school or university
  absence
  absenteeism
  attend
2. 1b
  to force someone to leave a foreign country, especially for political reasons or for breaking the law
  The authorities are threatening to expel all foreign diplomats.
  expel someone from something:
  Reporters who reported on the demonstration were expelled from the country.
  Synonyms and related words
  To force someone to leave a place
  ethnic cleansing
  social cleansing
  drive out
2
formalto force something out of a container or someone’s body
Synonyms and related words
To remove something
remove
sweep away
take off

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