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单词 oust
释义 oust
\ˈau̇st\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Anglo-French ouster from Old French oster, from Late Latin obstare to ward off, from Latin, to stand before or against, to thwart, hinder, from ob- to, toward, against + stare to stand — more at ob-, stand
1.
 a. : to put out of possession : eject, dispossess from, or deprive of an inheritance (as land or buildings)
  < the castles and burghs which had slowly ousted him from his inheritance — W.C.Dickinson >
 b. : to take away (as a right or authority) : bar, remove
2. : to eject from a position or place : turn out : expel
 < a newfangled apparatus which might oust them from their jobs — Langston Day >
 < was ousted from office by a military junta — Current Biography >
3. : to drive out of use : take the place of
 < must be careful that quantity does not oust quality — Ralph Vaughan Williams >
 < colored slides virtually ousted black-and-white — Geographical Journal >
Synonyms: see eject
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