2phrasal verbphr v writtenREMOVEto take action so that a person, place etc is no longer affected by something bad or no longer has it 使擺脫;使除掉 → overcome
a promise to rid the country of nuclear weapons
銷毀本國核武器的承諾
Will science finally rid us of this disease?
科學最終會使我們擺脫這種疾病嗎?
rid yourself of something
He struggled to rid himself of his fears.
他拼命克服恐懼。
Examples from the Corpus
rid of • Like small birds, small mammals may occasionally indulge in mobbing to rid themselves of a feared killer.• She has to put her life back in order to rid her of Fred whose antics are only adding to her problems.• Alternatively, you can totally change this tale to rid it of its ambiguousmessage about trust.• In seekingrevenge, we seek to rid ourselves ofpain.• So they joined in a suicidepact which would rid them for ever ofparentaldomination.• Suppose you want to clear up a pile of windows on your screen by getting rid of some of them.• Since their last meeting he had half-unconsciously collaborated with events in ridding himself of the burden of Madame Olenska.• Yet neither man could rid himself entirely of the killing - fields mentality which had disfiguredpapal rule for so long.
rid yourself of something• From surface to core, the great engine of the earth is constantly churning to rid itself ofheat.• She's taking classes to rid herself of her Southernaccent.• She might easily, she considered, have rid herself of it all.• After ten years of marriage, my grandfather developed a cough and could not rid himself of it.• I could not rid myself ofmemories.• Angelina had cheered up considerably, having rid herself of the burden of guilt she was carrying.• I had to rid myself of the child.• But it seems that I can not rid myself of this fear of running short of money.