• vt. 驱逐；开除

ex-, 向外。-pel, 驱使，词源同pulse, impel.

expel

expel: see pulse

expel (v.)

late 14c., "cast out," from Latin expellere "drive out, drive away," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + pellere "to drive" (see pulse (n.1)). Specific meaning "to eject from a school" is first recorded 1640s. Related: Expelled; expelling.

1. They threatened to expel him from his adoptive country.

他们威胁将他驱逐出他的移居国。

来自柯林斯例句

2. the routine tit for tat when countries expel each other's envoys

国家相互驱逐对方使节这种惯常的报复行动

来自《权威词典》

3. The regional governor has been given powers to outlaw strikes and expel suspected troublemakers.

地方长官被赋予禁止罢工、驱逐嫌疑闹事者的权力。

来自柯林斯例句

4. It was the dream of Isabella's life to expel them for ever.

把他们永远从这片土地上赶出去是伊莎贝拉一生的愿望.

来自英汉非文学 - 文明史

5. They were told at first that they should simply expel the refugees.

一开始有人告诉他们应该直接将那些难民驱逐出境。

来自辞典例句