rule out

phrasal verb

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rule somebody/something out

rule somebody/something out (as something) to state that something is not possible or that somebody/something is not suitable把…排除在外；认为…不适合 synonym 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。
- This theory cannot be ruled out altogether.这一理论不能完全不予考虑。
to prevent somebody from doing something; to prevent something 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。