单词 | get rid of |
释义 | get rid of (once / 349 pages) v To get rid of something is to throw it away or otherwise dispose of it. You may need to get rid of the garbage stinking up your kitchen, or you may need to get rid of your annoying neighbor during your backyard BBQ. When you get rid of clothes that don't fit you, you might give them to a friend or donate them to a charity. If you have to get rid of your guinea pig, you'll want to find her a new home or take her to the local shelter. Sometimes get rid of is used to mean "kill" or "abolish," the way a gangster gets rid of an enemy or a senator gets rid of an archaic law. WORD FAMILYget rid of: gets rid of, getting rid of, got rid of, gotten rid of USAGE EXAMPLESThat is why the government wanted to get rid of malaria completely. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) I started doing yoga twice a week to get rid of headaches. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) Anthony said she was “relieved” to get rid of her list. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) 1v dispose of Get rid of these old shoes! The company got rid of all the dead wood Syn|Hypo remove cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out throw or cast away slough offdiscard as undesirable comb out, weed outremove unwanted elements work offcause to go away through effort or work cullremove something that has been rejected ditch, dumpsever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly unmuzzleremove the muzzle from (a dog) de-aerate, deaerateremove air or gas from decaffeinateremove caffeine from (coffee) decarbonateremove carbon dioxide from decerebrateremove the cerebrum from (a human body) dechlorinateremove chlorine from (water) defatremove the fat from defibrinateremove fibrin from (blood) degreaseremove grease or oil from (a pan) deionizeremove ions from delistremove (a security) from listing at a stock exchange delocalizeremove from the proper or usual locality deoxygenateremove oxygen from (water) destainremove stain from (a laboratory specimen) to enhance contrast desulfurize, desulphurizeremove sulfur from detickfree (a pet) of ticks deveinremove the dark dorsal vein of (a shrimp) fettleremove mold marks or sand from (a casting) fleshremove adhering flesh from (hides) when preparing leather manufacture flensestrip the blubber or skin from (a whale or seal) kernremove a portion of space between (adjacent letters) pithremove the pith from (a plant) scumremove the scum from unbridleremove the bridle from (a horse or mule) unlearndiscard something previously learnt, like an old habit deep-six, give it the deep sixtoss out; get rid of jettisonthrow away, of something encumbering junk, scrap, trashdispose of (something useless or old) wasteget rid of dumpthrow away as refuse retiredispose of (something no longer useful or needed) abandonforsake; leave behind liquidize, sell out, sell upget rid of all one's merchandise de-accessdispose of by selling close outterminate by selling off or disposing of 2v do away with Syn|Ant|Hypo abolish establish, found, launch, set up set up or found cashier discard or do away with abrogaterevoke formally 3v terminate, end, or take out Syn|Hypo|Hyper do away with, eliminate, extinguish cancel out, wipe out wipe out the effect of something decouplereduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another) decoupleeliminate airborne shock waves from (an explosive) obliteratedo away with completely, without leaving a trace knock outeliminate drownget rid of as if by submerging cut outdelete or remove cut, prune, rationalise, rationalizeweed out unwanted or unnecessary things extinguish, snuff output an end to; kill except, exclude, leave off, leave out, omit, take outprevent from being included or considered or accepted exciseremove by cutting stampdestroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot elideleave or strike out put out, smotherdeprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion destroy, destruct do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of |
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