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 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。
• We cannot rule out that possibility.
  我们不能排除那种可能性。
• 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。
• Can we rule out robbery?
  我们能排除抢劫吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• I tried to rule out each reason as inapplicable to me.
  我努力排除掉所有对我不利的原因。
• 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。
• 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 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。