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● ˌrule sb /sth↔ˈout 🔑 rule sb /sth out (as sth )to state that sth is not possible or that sb /sth is not suitable 把…排除在外；认为…不适合SYN exclude◆ Police have not ruled out the possibility that the man was murdered . 警方尚未排除那个男子是被谋杀的可能性。◆ The proposed solution was ruled out as too expensive . 建议的解决方案被认为花钱太多而遭否决。to prevent sb from doing sth ; to prevent sth from happening 阻止；防止…发生◆ His age effectively ruled him out as a possible candidate . 他的年岁使他根本不可能成为候选人。See also rule |