remove
verbVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they remove | |
| he / she / it removes | |
| past simple removed | |
| past participle removed | |
| -ing form removing |
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to take somebody/something away from a place 移開；拿開；去掉；從…機構開除 - remove somebody/something
Illegally parked vehicles will be removed. 非法停放的車輛將被拖走。 - remove somebody/something from somebody/something
He removed his hand from her shoulder. 他將手從她的肩膀上拿開。 Three children were removed from the school for persistent bad behaviour. 三個孩子因一再行爲不檢被學校開除。 Remove the pan from the heat and continue to stir the sauce. 將鍋從火上拿開，繼續攪拌調味汁。
Extra ExamplesFittings should be completely removed for cleaning. 裝置得全部移走以方便清掃。 She removed the dirty dishes from the table. 她把桌上的髒盤子都端走了。 The old cladding can be easily removed using a claw hammer. 用魚尾錘很容易除掉舊的鍍層。 people who have been forcibly removed from their homes 被強行搬遷的人們
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- altogether
- completely
- entirely
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- try to
- be possible to
- be difficult to
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- for
- from
- with
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- remove somebody/something
- remove something
to take off clothing, etc. from the body 脫去（衣服等）；摘下 She removed her glasses and rubbed her eyes. 她摘下眼鏡，揉了揉眼睛。 Passengers no longer have to remove their shoes during security checks. 乘客在安檢時不再需要脫鞋。
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to get rid of something unpleasant, dirty, etc.; to make something disappear 去除，排除（污漬、不愉快的事物等）；使消失 - remove something
She has had the tumour removed. 她已經將腫瘤切除了。 She had surgery to remove the two tumours. 她做了手術切除了兩個腫瘤。 to remove problems/obstacles/objections 解決問題；排除障礙；消除異議 Considerable progress has been made in removing barriers to trade within the EU. 在消除歐盟内部的貿易壁壘方面取得了相當大的進展。 The news removed any doubts about the company's future. 這個消息消除了一切有關公司前景的疑慮。 This comment has been removed by a moderator. 此評論已被版主删除。 - remove something from somebody/something
The police instructed the author to remove the offending material from the website. 警方指示提交人從網站上删除違規内容。 She asked for her name to be removed from the list of candidates. 她要求把她的名字從候選人名單中删除。 It was impossible to remove the stain from the tablecloth. 不可能去除桌布上的污漬。
Extra Examplesthe best way to remove stains 最佳的去污方法 These stains can be difficult to remove. 這些污漬可能很難清除。 Unsightly moles can be removed surgically. 不雅觀的痣可以手術去除。 Bee stings should be removed with tweezers. 蜜蜂的螫刺應該用小鑷子拔出來。 By producing an heir, the Queen effectively removed her cousin's hopes of succeeding to the throne. 因爲有了子嗣，女王事實上斷絕了其堂兄繼承王位的希望。 The proposed law would remove at a stroke the long-cherished right to trial by jury. 拟議中的法律將會一舉廢除長期實行的陪審團審判。 Translation software should effectively remove all barriers to communication between people. 翻譯軟件應該有效消除人們之間的種種交流障礙。 A subsequent agreement removed the major obstacles to negotiations. 随後的協議消除了主要的談判障礙。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- altogether
- completely
- entirely
- …
- try to
- be possible to
- be difficult to
- …
- for
- from
- with
- …
- remove something
- remove somebody from something
to dismiss somebody from their position or job 免除，解除（職務等） Extra ExamplesAfter his arrest on corruption charges, he was immediately removed as party president. 他因貪污罪被捕後，立即被解除了黨主席的職務。 Only the college's governing body can remove him from office. 只有學院的管理機構可以解除他的職務。 The shareholders of a company have the power to remove the board. 公司的股東有權罷免董事會。
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from the Old French stem remov-, from Latin removere, from re- ‘back’ + movere ‘to move’.
Idioms
be far/further/furthest removed from something
once, twice, etc. removed