removal
/rɪˈmuːvəl/noun
mass noun
1- the action of removing someone or something, in particular除去, 尤指:
1.1
- the taking away of something unwanted去除, 消除:
the removal of the brain tumour.
脑瘤的切除。
1.2
- the abolition of something废除:
the removal of all legal barriers to the free movement of goods.
对限制商品自由流通的所有法律障碍的废除。
1.3
- usu. as modifier chiefly Brit. the transfer of furniture and other contents when moving house〈主英〉(家具等)搬迁:
removal men.
搬场工人。
1.4
- the dismissal of someone from a job or office解雇, 开除。
1.5
- S. African historical the forcing of individuals or communities to leave their place of residence, especially to move to ethnically homogeneous rural settlements〈南非, 史〉种族迫迁。
1.6
- (亦作removal of remains)Irish the formal procedure of taking a body from the house to the church for the funeral service〈爱尔兰〉(从家里运至教堂举行葬礼的)尸体搬运仪式。