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●ˌrule sb/sth↔ˈout🔑 rule sb/sth out (as sth) to state that sth is not possible or that sb/sth is not suitable 把…排除在外;认为…不适合 SYN exclude ◆Police have not ruled out the possibility that the man was murdered. 警方尚未排除那个男子是被谋杀的可能性。◆The proposed solution was ruled out as too expensive. 建议的解决方案被认为花钱太多而遭否决。to prevent sb from doing sth; to prevent sth from happening 阻止;防止…发生◆His age effectively ruled him out as a possible candidate. 他的年岁使他根本不可能成为候选人。 See also rule |