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单词 rid
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Definition of rid in English:

rid

verbrids, ridding, ridded rɪdrɪd
[with object]rid someone/something of
  • 1Make someone or something free of (an unwanted person or thing)

    boil the peel to rid it of bitterness
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It has been discovered that the vitamin has the ability to rid your body of the free radicals that sometimes prevent oxygen being pumped around your limbs.
    • The concentration camp system also claimed millions of non-Jewish victims, though their murder was not part of the same plan as that devised to rid Europe of Jews for ever.
    • From 1983 to 1987 the 5th Brigade were given a free hand to rid Matabeleland of the perceived threat.
    • By learning some simple facts about weeds, you can put yourself in a much better position to rid your garden of these unwanted guests.
    • But young people are fighting back in South Yorkshire and today will descend on London, seeking to rid their county of its unwanted image.
    • A company that rids buildings of cancer-causing radon says every home should be tested for the gas even if protective measures have been installed in the building and it's located in an area considered to have low levels of the gas.
    • They have delivered real change on the ground and rid communities of the scourge of drugs.
    • Bury North MP David Chaytor has welcomed a range of new powers aimed at ridding communities of the scourge of graffiti.
    • According to medieval hagiography, Patrick's powers also encompassed raising the dead, conjuring snow on a summer's day and, of course, ridding Ireland of snakes.
    • The increase comes as a blow to health and education officials who have spent the past three years trying to rid Southampton of its unwanted title as the south's teenage pregnancy hot spot.
    • The scientists, headed by biologist Sergei Speransky, claim corporal punishment not only rids people of addictions but also helps overcome depression and suicidal tendencies, the daily Izvestia reported.
    • Although washing and drying rids the bottles of bacteria, frequent washing accelerates the breakdown of plastic bottles made from polyethylene terephthalate, releasing toxins into the water.
    • Many evolutionists advocate euthanasia as a wonderful means to rid us of unwanted burdens.
    • Gorbachev blamed himself for being too concerned about playing by democratic rules and not simply ridding the party of forces opposed to his reforms when he had a chance.
    • A CAMPAIGN to rid Grimsby of abandoned cars has resulted in more than 50 unwanted vehicles being handed over in the first 10 days.
    • They said that ridding the prison system of those serving short sentences would free officers to concentrate on rehabilitation work designed to prevent serious criminals reoffending on release.
    • And so the Dufourgs turned to Gina Rose, a 43-year-old Arizonan whose specialty is ridding buildings of unwanted energies.
    • Mr Holmes, who is also a keen foxhunter, said he provided a service to local farmers by ridding their land of vermin.
    • The beleaguered authority is to discuss the way forward in ridding the city of unwanted homes, which are magnets to vandals, at a meeting next Monday.
    Synonyms
    clear, free, make free, cleanse, purge, purify, empty, strip, scour, void, relieve, deliver
    1. 1.1be rid of Be freed or relieved of.
      she couldn't wait to be rid of us
      Example sentencesExamples
      • You'd think authors would be glad to be rid of the burden really.
      • Was it our desire, living in a society where everything is disposable, to be rid of a person who was seen as a burden?
      • No, you threw it in the garbage, and you felt relieved and refreshed to be rid of it.
      • Touchwood sees the illegitimate child he has fathered as ‘a half a yard of flesh’ and, relieved to be rid of it with just a small financial outlay, he remarks ‘and would I were rid of all the wares in the shop so’.
      • Though it matched their bedstead, Steph wanted to be rid of the wardrobe.
      • The problem: there is no junkyard for garbage like this, or at least there's no way to ever truly be rid of it.
      • She wanted to kill herself, right then and there, to be rid of all the pain that shattered her insides.
      • And this is giving hope to many millions of people to rise up and say we want to be rid of an occupying force.
      • There were also claims that husbands brought their wives to institutions just to be rid of them.
      • I was so relieved to be rid of him that I just kept hugging Derek over and over.
      • So the little girl whose mother wanted so desperately to be rid of her will likely have a good and safe family life after all.
      • We won't be rid of foot and mouth disease for several months yet.
      • This is something that I don't think society will ever be rid of completely.
      • So, as you can imagine, she felt quite relieved to be rid of all that for three months.
      • I abhor my father and was relieved to be rid of the burden of his last name.
      • They don't deserve protection and the sooner society is rid of them the sooner we will have a better society.
      • Parents wanting to be rid of undesirables will be free to set up their own grammar schools with their own selection systems.
      • "I'm glad I'm finally rid of it, " I said.
      • If all goes well, the world could be declared to be rid of polio by 2008.
      • For example, a normal experience of illness is something that one suffers and seeks to be rid of as soon as possible.

Phrases

  • be well rid of

    • Be in a better state for having removed (a troublesome or unwanted person or thing)

      she thought the world was well rid of him
      Example sentencesExamples
      • No, they'd decided they were well rid of the WWC.
      • And judging by Tariana Turia's vote, Labour is well rid of her.
      • Not only will the captaincy issue be resolved, but their countries will be well rid of them in the political domain.
      • For the next two days we went on as such, and by the time we reached the Post I was heartily sick of their constant ribbing about the boy, and had come to look on him as something to be well rid of as soon as we arrived.
      • The Prime Minister told the committee: ‘I'm quite sure we did the right thing because, not merely was he a threat to his region, to the wider world, but it was an appalling regime that the world is well rid of.’
      • It confirms what I suspected: that Ellen is well rid of this crazy woman.
      • And the world is well rid of him.
      • The University of Sydney will be well rid of him.
  • get rid of

    • Take action so as to be free of (a troublesome or unwanted person or thing)

      we have been campaigning to get rid of the car tax for 20 years
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Injected in small doses under the skin, it gets rid of wrinkles.
      • While we did get rid of a bad dictator, the results are hardly encouraging.
      • Having a shave and getting rid of unwanted body hair in the heat or sauna is also supposed to be relaxing for the nerves and skin.
      • Perhaps you should dig it up, getting rid of all the roots, and try something else as a windbreak.
      • How to get rid of this pest without the use of chemicals?
      • Can you advise on the best way of getting rid of the smell?
      • Get rid of clutter on countertops and closets or on window sills.
      • The annual event is held to get rid of rubbish on Orkney's beaches.
      • Physically, you must get rid of clutter (yes, have a wastebasket handy).
      • I've been trying to get rid of the smoke smell too.
      Synonyms
      dispose of, do away with, throw away, throw out, toss out, clear out, discard, scrap, remove, dispense with, lose, dump, bin, unload, jettison, dismiss, expel, eject, weed out, root out
      destroy, abolish, eliminate, banish, annihilate, obliterate, wipe out, kill

Origin

Middle English: from Old Norse rythja. The original sense 'to clear' described clearing land of trees and undergrowth; this gave rise to 'free from rubbish or encumbrances', later becoming generalized.

Rhymes

amid, backslid, bid, did, forbid, grid, hid, id, kid, Kidd, lid, Madrid, mid, outbid, outdid, quid, skid, slid, squid, underbid, yid
 
 

Definition of rid in US English:

rid

verbridrɪd
[with object]rid someone/something of
  • 1Make someone or something free of (a troublesome or unwanted person or thing)

    we now have the greatest chance ever to rid the world of nuclear weapons
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Gorbachev blamed himself for being too concerned about playing by democratic rules and not simply ridding the party of forces opposed to his reforms when he had a chance.
    • A CAMPAIGN to rid Grimsby of abandoned cars has resulted in more than 50 unwanted vehicles being handed over in the first 10 days.
    • The concentration camp system also claimed millions of non-Jewish victims, though their murder was not part of the same plan as that devised to rid Europe of Jews for ever.
    • But young people are fighting back in South Yorkshire and today will descend on London, seeking to rid their county of its unwanted image.
    • The increase comes as a blow to health and education officials who have spent the past three years trying to rid Southampton of its unwanted title as the south's teenage pregnancy hot spot.
    • Bury North MP David Chaytor has welcomed a range of new powers aimed at ridding communities of the scourge of graffiti.
    • They have delivered real change on the ground and rid communities of the scourge of drugs.
    • From 1983 to 1987 the 5th Brigade were given a free hand to rid Matabeleland of the perceived threat.
    • It has been discovered that the vitamin has the ability to rid your body of the free radicals that sometimes prevent oxygen being pumped around your limbs.
    • Many evolutionists advocate euthanasia as a wonderful means to rid us of unwanted burdens.
    • The scientists, headed by biologist Sergei Speransky, claim corporal punishment not only rids people of addictions but also helps overcome depression and suicidal tendencies, the daily Izvestia reported.
    • According to medieval hagiography, Patrick's powers also encompassed raising the dead, conjuring snow on a summer's day and, of course, ridding Ireland of snakes.
    • By learning some simple facts about weeds, you can put yourself in a much better position to rid your garden of these unwanted guests.
    • The beleaguered authority is to discuss the way forward in ridding the city of unwanted homes, which are magnets to vandals, at a meeting next Monday.
    • They said that ridding the prison system of those serving short sentences would free officers to concentrate on rehabilitation work designed to prevent serious criminals reoffending on release.
    • A company that rids buildings of cancer-causing radon says every home should be tested for the gas even if protective measures have been installed in the building and it's located in an area considered to have low levels of the gas.
    • And so the Dufourgs turned to Gina Rose, a 43-year-old Arizonan whose specialty is ridding buildings of unwanted energies.
    • Mr Holmes, who is also a keen foxhunter, said he provided a service to local farmers by ridding their land of vermin.
    • Although washing and drying rids the bottles of bacteria, frequent washing accelerates the breakdown of plastic bottles made from polyethylene terephthalate, releasing toxins into the water.
    Synonyms
    clear, free, make free, cleanse, purge, purify, empty, strip, scour, void, relieve, deliver
    1. 1.1be rid of Be freed or relieved from.
      she couldn't wait to be rid of us
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We won't be rid of foot and mouth disease for several months yet.
      • For example, a normal experience of illness is something that one suffers and seeks to be rid of as soon as possible.
      • Was it our desire, living in a society where everything is disposable, to be rid of a person who was seen as a burden?
      • This is something that I don't think society will ever be rid of completely.
      • They don't deserve protection and the sooner society is rid of them the sooner we will have a better society.
      • So, as you can imagine, she felt quite relieved to be rid of all that for three months.
      • She wanted to kill herself, right then and there, to be rid of all the pain that shattered her insides.
      • No, you threw it in the garbage, and you felt relieved and refreshed to be rid of it.
      • You'd think authors would be glad to be rid of the burden really.
      • I was so relieved to be rid of him that I just kept hugging Derek over and over.
      • If all goes well, the world could be declared to be rid of polio by 2008.
      • Though it matched their bedstead, Steph wanted to be rid of the wardrobe.
      • And this is giving hope to many millions of people to rise up and say we want to be rid of an occupying force.
      • The problem: there is no junkyard for garbage like this, or at least there's no way to ever truly be rid of it.
      • Parents wanting to be rid of undesirables will be free to set up their own grammar schools with their own selection systems.
      • There were also claims that husbands brought their wives to institutions just to be rid of them.
      • So the little girl whose mother wanted so desperately to be rid of her will likely have a good and safe family life after all.
      • I abhor my father and was relieved to be rid of the burden of his last name.
      • "I'm glad I'm finally rid of it, " I said.
      • Touchwood sees the illegitimate child he has fathered as ‘a half a yard of flesh’ and, relieved to be rid of it with just a small financial outlay, he remarks ‘and would I were rid of all the wares in the shop so’.

Phrases

  • be well rid of

    • Be in a better state for having removed or disposed of (a troublesome or unwanted person or thing).

      Example sentencesExamples
      • And judging by Tariana Turia's vote, Labour is well rid of her.
      • And the world is well rid of him.
      • Not only will the captaincy issue be resolved, but their countries will be well rid of them in the political domain.
      • No, they'd decided they were well rid of the WWC.
      • The University of Sydney will be well rid of him.
      • For the next two days we went on as such, and by the time we reached the Post I was heartily sick of their constant ribbing about the boy, and had come to look on him as something to be well rid of as soon as we arrived.
      • The Prime Minister told the committee: ‘I'm quite sure we did the right thing because, not merely was he a threat to his region, to the wider world, but it was an appalling regime that the world is well rid of.’
      • It confirms what I suspected: that Ellen is well rid of this crazy woman.
  • get rid of

    • Take action so as to be free of (a troublesome or unwanted person or thing).

      Example sentencesExamples
      • While we did get rid of a bad dictator, the results are hardly encouraging.
      • Perhaps you should dig it up, getting rid of all the roots, and try something else as a windbreak.
      • I've been trying to get rid of the smoke smell too.
      • The annual event is held to get rid of rubbish on Orkney's beaches.
      • Can you advise on the best way of getting rid of the smell?
      • Physically, you must get rid of clutter (yes, have a wastebasket handy).
      • How to get rid of this pest without the use of chemicals?
      • Injected in small doses under the skin, it gets rid of wrinkles.
      • Get rid of clutter on countertops and closets or on window sills.
      • Having a shave and getting rid of unwanted body hair in the heat or sauna is also supposed to be relaxing for the nerves and skin.
      Synonyms
      dispose of, do away with, throw away, throw out, toss out, clear out, discard, scrap, remove, dispense with, lose, dump, bin, unload, jettison, dismiss, expel, eject, weed out, root out
      destroy, abolish, eliminate, banish, annihilate, obliterate, wipe out, kill

Origin

Middle English: from Old Norse rythja. The original sense ‘to clear’ described clearing land of trees and undergrowth; this gave rise to ‘free from rubbish or encumbrances’, later becoming generalized.

 
 
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