rule out
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UK rule [sth] out, rule out [sth] vtr phrasal sep: (eliminate, exclude)
SC 排除 pái chú
TC 排除
TC 排除
SC 不考虑 pái chú，bù kǎo lǜ
TC 不考慮
TC 不考慮
The police ruled out the obvious suspect because he had an alibi for the time of the murder.
Police have ruled out robbery as a motive for the attack.
警方排除了那个明显可疑人员的嫌疑，因为他在谋杀案发生时有不在场证明。//警方排除了抢劫的动机。
rule [sth] out, rule out [sth] vtr phrasal sep: (make impossible)
SC 排除…的可能性
SC 使…不可能
It hadn't yet snowed, so skiing was ruled out.
天没有下雪，所以不可能去滑雪。