expel

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ex·pel /ɪkˈspel/ verb (expelled, expelling) [transitiveT]

1 LEAVE A JOB OR ORGANIZATIONLEAVE A SCHOOL OR COLLEGEto officially force someone to leave a school or organization 〔从学校或组织中正式〕开除 → expulsion

expel somebody from something

Two girls were expelled from school for taking drugs.

两名女生因吸毒而被学校开除。

The main opposition leader was expelled from her party.

主要反对党的领导人被开除出其政党。

expel somebody for doing something

He was expelled for making racist remarks.

他因发表种族主义言论而被开除。

2 LEAVE YOUR HOME/COUNTRYto force a foreigner to leave a country, especially because they have broken the law or for political reasons 〔尤指因犯法或政治原因而〕驱逐〔外国人〕

expel somebody from something

Foreign priests were expelled from the country.

外国牧师被驱逐出境。

expel somebody for something

Three diplomats were expelled for spying.

三名外交官因从事间谍活动而被驱逐出境。

3. HBHTto force air, water, or gas etc out of your body or out of a container 排出〔空气、水、气体等〕 → expulsion

Examples from the Corpus

expel• If they catch you dealing drugs, you'll get expelled.• A sixth-grader, he began fighting at school and was expelled.• The government is trying to expel all foreign journalists.• This spawning procedure will continue until the female has expelled all her eggs.• A fourth-grade boy had been expelled for doing it the year before.• The new government banned books, seized passports, expelled foreigners, and legalized detention without trial.• Two foreign diplomats were expelled form Ethiopia on March 31.• In May the Nationalists were expelled from the government.• However, five Khalqis were expelled from the politburo and other party posts on March 8.• They threatened to expel him if he didn't follow the party line.• Eteocles succeeded although he was the younger, and he expelled his brother from Thebes.• Hold the liquid in your bladder for as long as you can before expelling it.• The principal expelled John for stealing.

expel somebody from something• Jakes had been expelled from the Communist Party.

From Longman Business Dictionary

expelex·pel /ɪkˈspel/ verb (expelled, expelling) [transitiveT]

to officially make someone leave a country or an organization

In the past, the government found it legally difficult to identify and expel illegal immigrants.

expel somebody from something

The governing body will try to expel the members from the trade union.

Origin expel

(1300-1400) Latin expellere, from pellere “to drive”

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