Eject

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解释

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• v. 喷出, 逐出
• ［英］ v. 喷出, 逐出 ( to drive out by physical force; expel, oust)
• ［记］ e+ject ( 推) -> 推出 -> 逐出
• ［同］ 同根词: abject ( 可怜的) ; dejected ( 沮丧的)
• ［例］ The police ejected the young men who were making such a noise.

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb

• Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ejectus, past participle of eicere, from e- + jacere
• Date: 15th century
• 1.
  • a. to throw out especially by physical force, authority, or influence <ejected the player from the game>
  • b. to evict from property
• 2. to throw out or off from within <ejects the empty cartridges>
• ? ejectable adjective
• ? ejection noun
• ? ejective adjective
• Synonyms:
  • eject, expel, oust, evict mean to drive or force out. eject carries an especially strong implication of throwing or thrusting out from within as a physical action <ejected an obnoxious patron from the bar>. expel stresses a thrusting out or driving away especially permanently which need not be physical<a student expelled from college>. oust implies removal or dispossession by power of the law or by force or compulsion<got the sheriff to oust the squatters>. evict chiefly applies to turning out of house and home<evicted for nonpayment of rent>.

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