单词 | banish |
释义 | banish (bænɪʃ ) Word forms: banishes , banishing , banished 1. verb If someone or something is banished from a place or area of activity, they are sent away from it and prevented from entering it. John was banished from England. [be V-ed from/to n] I was banished to the small bedroom upstairs. [be V-ed + from/to] They tried to banish him from politics. [V n + from/to] Synonyms: exclude, bar, ban, dismiss 2. verb If you banish something unpleasant, you get rid of it. ...a public investment programme intended to banish the recession. [VERB noun] ...diseases that have been banished for centuries. [VERB noun] Synonyms: get rid of, remove, eliminate, eradicate 3. verb If you banish the thought of something, you stop thinking about it. He has now banished all thoughts of retirement. [VERB noun] The past few days had been banished from his mind. [be V-ed + from/to] Synonyms: dismiss, drop, ban, reject Collocations: banish a thought Blot it out, shield your eyes, banish the thought - and focus on the weekends. Times, Sunday Times Banish any thought of a plebiscite on its new aircraft carrier. Times, Sunday Times Banish all thoughts of that mallet-wielding rider galloping across a pink top. Times, Sunday Times And he still has the same youthful enthusiasm to succeed, banishing all thoughts of hanging up his boots. The Sun Yesterday, he played like a batsman who had banished all thoughts, good and bad, from his mind. Times, Sunday Times Boundless riches can not banish fear or avert death. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Let us promote unity and banish fear. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The new moon helps you banish fears. The Sun How to banish forever the ground musty, dusty stuff. Times, Sunday Times You twist 'em to fix - meaning your hair stays up, and broken hairbands are banished forever! The Sun Used in conjunction with this revolutionary vaccine, there's a real chance the disease could be banished forever. The Sun Such sadness will be banished forever by victory in this tie. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 驱逐 Japanese: 追放する |
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