单词 | remove |
释义 | re·move ![]() v. re·moved, re·mov·ing, re·moves v.tr. 1. To move from a place or position occupied: removed the cups from the table. 2. To transfer or convey from one place to another: removed the family to Texas. 3. To take off: removed my boots. 4. To take away; withdraw: removed the candidate's name from consideration. 5. To do away with; eliminate: remove a stain. 6. To dismiss from an office or position. v.intr. 1. To change one's place of residence or business; move: "In 1751, I removed from the country to the town" (David Hume). 2. To go away; depart. 3. To be removable: paint that removes with water. n. 1. The act of removing; removal. 2. Distance or degree of separation or remoteness: "to spill, though at a safe remove, the blood of brave men" (Anthony Burgess). [Middle English removen, from Old French remouvoir, from Latin removēre : re-, re- + movēre, to move; see MOVE.] re·mov′a·bili·ty, re·mova·ble·ness n. re·mova·ble adj. re·mova·bly adv. re·mover n. |
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