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| 1 | to remove people suddenly or violently from an organization , group etc 从（组织、团体等中）清除，开除 | purge sth of sb an effort to purge the council of corrupt officials 把腐败官僚从政务会中清除出去的努力 | | purge sb from sth purging large numbers of workers from unprofitable businesses 把大批工人从无利可图的企业中清除出去 | |
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| 2 | to remove a bad or unpleasant condition or feeling from someone or something 消除，清除，排除（不愉快的情况或感觉） | purge sb of sth He was purged of all his fears and fell asleep at once. 他打消所有恐惧之后立刻就睡着了。 | | purge sth from sth They were unable to purge the mistakes from the computer system. 他们无法把计算机系统中的错误清除掉。 | |
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| 3 | old-fashioned to remove a harmful substance from your body by taking a purgative 催泻；通便 |
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