本期词汇: exclude • eliminate • rule sb/sth out
These words all mean to deliberately not include sth or decide sth is not possible.
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
► to exclude/eliminate/rule out sth as sth
► to exclude/eliminate sth from sth
► to be excluded/eliminated/ruled out by sb/sth
► to exclude/eliminate/rule out a/an possibility/explanation
► to eliminate/rule out sb as a suspect
► to exclude/rule out the idea of sth
► to completely/entirely/totally/effectively exclude/eliminate/rule out sth
exclude [ T ]
to deliberately not include sth in what you are doing or considering; to decide that sth is not possible or cannot be true The cost of borrowing has been excluded from the inflation figures. OPP include
► excluding adj. : Lunch costs £10 per person, excluding drinks. OPP including
► exclusion noun [ U , C ]: Memories of the past filled her mind to the exclusion of all else. OPP inclusion
eliminate [ T ] ( rather formal )
to decide that sth cannot be true We can only be certain once we have eliminated every other possible explanation.
► eliminationnoun [ U ]: You can crack the code by a process of elimination . rule sb/sth out phrasal verb
to decide or state that sth is not possible or that sb/sth is not suitable Police have not ruled out the possibility that the man was murdered.