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

• We cannot rule out that possibility.
  我们不能排除那种可能性。
• But do not rule out negative effects on the heart muscle and other organs.
  但不排除心脏肌肉和其他器官的负面影响。
• 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。
• 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。
• I can't rule out the possibility of trouble.
  我不能排除遇到麻烦的可能性。
• So I should ask you not to rule out that possibility.
  因此我想请你不要不考虑这个可能牲。
• Let us rule out the last and focus on the first.
  让我们排除掉最后一个办法，聚焦于第一个办法。
• 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。
• [ We] rule out companies in industries prone to rapid and continuous change.
  对于所在行业倾向于快速和持续变化的公司，我们会排除掉。
• We can't rule out they'll use their nukes.
  我们就不能排除他们用核武器的可能了。