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

• But this does not rule out unofficial discussions.
  但这并不排除进行非正式的讨论。
• The police have stated that they cannot rule out murder in the case of the girl's death.
  警察宣称，在这个女孩死亡的案件中，他们不能排除谋杀的可能性。
• The White House did not rule out the possibility of a second test.
  白宫没有排除朝鲜进行另一次核试验的可能性。
• 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。
• Professor Morgan says you cannot rule out genetics completely, but for him it's not the major factor.
  摩根教授说不能完全排除了遗传因素的影响，但他认为这不是主要因素。
• I guess we can rule out robbery.
  我想能排除抢劫的可能。
• This should let you rule out certain areas and focus on one or two.
  这样应该就可以让您排除某些方面，而将注意力放在一两个方面。
• 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。
• Yeah, so we can rule out arsenic as a cause of death.
  对，所以我们可以排除，砷不是死亡原因。
• [ 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。