to prevent something from happening使…成为不可能,使…不可能发生;防止
This recent wave of terrorism has ruled out any chance of peace talks.最近的这一波恐怖行动已经使得任何和谈的机会都化为泡影。
rule sth outADVERB➤altogether, categorically, completely, definitely, entirely, totally把⋯完全排除在外;把⋯明確排除在外;把⋯徹底排除在外◇This theory cannot be ruled out altogether.這一理論不能完全不予考慮。➤virtually (especially BrE) 實際上把⋯排除在外➤effectively事實上將⋯排除在外◇His age effectively ruled him out as a possible candidate.他的年齡使他不可能成為候選人。➤apparently顯然把⋯排除在外▸➤automatically自動把⋯排除在外◇Infringement of this regulation would automatically rule you out of the championship.違背這一規則會被自動取消參加錦標賽的資格。➤immediately立即把⋯排除在外▸➤previously (especially BrE) 以前把⋯排除在外VERB + RULE OUT➤cannot, refuse to不能/拒絕將⋯排除在外◇We cannot rule out the possibility of a recession.我們不能排除經濟衰退的可能性。PREPOSITION➤as認為⋯不可能是◇Police have now ruled her out as the killer.現在警方相信她不可能是殺人兇手。
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