rule out

英 [ruːl aʊt]

美 [ruːl aʊt]

排除; 确定…不可能（或不合适）; 阻止…发生; 使成为不可能

经济

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 排除;不予考虑
  If yourule outa course of action, an idea, or a solution, you decide that it is impossible or unsuitable.
  1. The Prime Minister is believed to have ruled out cuts in child benefit or pensions...
     据信首相已经排除了削减儿童救济金或养老金的可能。
  2. Local detectives have ruled out foul play.
     当地的侦探已经排除了他杀的可能性。
• PHRASAL VERB 阻止…发生;使…成为不可能
  If somethingrules outa situation, it prevents it from happening or from being possible.
  1. A serious car accident in 1986 ruled out a permanent future for him in farming.
     1986年一场严重的车祸让他永远不可能再务农了。

英英释义

verb

• dismiss from consideration or a contest
  1. John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi
  2. This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration
  Synonym:eliminatewinnow outreject
• include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules
  Synonym:rule in
• make impossible, especially beforehand
  Synonym:precludeclose out

双语例句

• I guess we can rule out robbery.
  我想能排除抢劫的可能。
• We cannot rule out the involvement of reactionary sections within the state apparatus in this assassination.
  在这一暗杀事件中，我们不能排除国家机器中的反动势力的卷入。
• We cannot rule out that possibility.
  我们不能排除那种可能性。
• I tried to rule out each reason as inapplicable to me.
  我努力排除掉所有对我不利的原因。
• The Prime Minister is believed to have ruled out cuts in child benefit or pensions
  据信首相已经排除了削减儿童救济金或养老金的可能。
• I can't rule out the possibility of trouble.
  我不能排除遇到麻烦的可能性。
• We can't rule out the possibility that she was murdered.
  我们不能排除她被谋杀的可能性。
• But this does not rule out unofficial discussions.
  但这并不排除进行非正式的讨论。
• Local detectives have ruled out foul play.
  当地的侦探已经排除了他杀的可能性。
• The White House did not rule out the possibility of a second test.
  白宫没有排除朝鲜进行另一次核试验的可能性。