陳國詩的英文分享平台

關鍵字彙：

banish/ delete/ discard/ dispel/ eliminate/ expel/ jettison/ obviate/ ostracize/ oust/ phase out/ riddance

1. 「排除」不需要的東西或不可能的情況用eliminate：

•Sweating is a way to eliminate waste material from the body.

•My composition teacher eliminated several mistakes from my writing.

•They eliminated (= ruled out) the possibility of reunion.

2. 指因為無用或覺得無用而「丟棄」用discard或jettison：

•You should discard this old coat.

•The upstart has discarded many of his old friends.

•To enable the ship to ride safely through the storm, the captain decided to jettison much of the cargo.

•He will jettison anything--his principles or even his friends--in order to succeed in his work.

3. 「刪除」寫好或印好的文字用delete：

•If you delete 50 words, we can put the whole story on one page.

•If you delete this paragraph, the composition will have more appeal.

•I suggest you delete this offensive phrase in the statement.

•Delete his name from the list of members.

4. 「去除」不切實際或不好的念頭或想法可用banish，強調如驅散般地「清除」 用dispel：

•You had better banish from your mind any idea of a salary increase.

•She was advised to banish fear and anxiety.

•The sun soon dispelled the mist.

•Your explanation dispelled a doubt that had lingered.

5. 正式英文中，由於某事件或行動致使困難或需求得以「免除」，用obviate：

•The rich man hoped that the contribution he made would obviate any need for further collections of funds.

•A peaceful solution would obviate the need to send a UN military force.

6. 「逐步排除或淘汰」可用phase out：

•The manufacturer is making plans to phase out obsolete machinery.

7. 把人自組織或團體中「排除」可用ostracize，「拔官」可用oust，被學校「開 除」叫expel：

•As soon as the newspapers carried the story of his connection with the criminals, his friends began to ostracize him.

•The minister who accepted bribes from merchants was ousted from office.

•The boy was expelled from school.

8. 非正式英文中，「排除討厭鬼或麻煩事的行動」可用riddance：

•Let's have riddance of all the mess.