英语词汇“oust”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A teacher may oust you from class if you are being disruptive, or you might oust your class president from her position if you beat her in the election. To oust is to “expel,” “kick out,” or “remove and replace.”

When you oust someone, you are “giving them the boot.” A sports team is ousted from a tournament if they lose an elimination round. Oust often implies both removal and replacement. The automobile, for instance, ousted the horse as the preferred means of travel. Likewise, when a politician ousts someone from office they are taking that person’s place in office. And if you beat the all-time record in a hot-dog eating tournament, then you oust the previous record holder from their position.

WORD FAMILY

oust: ousted, ouster, ousting, ousts+/ouster: ousters/ousting: oustings

USAGE EXAMPLES

A Saudi-led coalition intervened in Yemen’s war after the rebels ousted the government last year.

Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016)

But he also said that Moscow would not be ousting American diplomats.

Time(Dec 30, 2016)

Creutzig sees other subtler food security impacts at play as well—like the ousting of millions of smallscale farmers, as cities expand.

The Guardian(Dec 27, 2016)

1v remove from a position or office

The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

boot out, drum out, expel, kick out, throw out

excommunicate

oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree

depose, force out

force to leave (an office)

bring down, overthrow, overturn, subvert

cause the downfall of; of rulers

remove

remove from a position or an office

2v remove and replace

The word processor has ousted the typewriter

Hyper

replace, supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant

take the place or move into the position of

单词	oust
释义	oust (once / 1181 pages) v A teacher may oust you from class if you are being disruptive, or you might oust your class president from her position if you beat her in the election. To oust is to “expel,” “kick out,” or “remove and replace.” When you oust someone, you are “giving them the boot.” A sports team is ousted from a tournament if they lose an elimination round. Oust often implies both removal and replacement. The automobile, for instance, ousted the horse as the preferred means of travel. Likewise, when a politician ousts someone from office they are taking that person’s place in office. And if you beat the all-time record in a hot-dog eating tournament, then you oust the previous record holder from their position. WORD FAMILY oust: ousted, ouster, ousting, ousts+/ouster: ousters/ousting: oustings USAGE EXAMPLES A Saudi-led coalition intervened in Yemen’s war after the rebels ousted the government last year. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) But he also said that Moscow would not be ousting American diplomats. Time(Dec 30, 2016) Creutzig sees other subtler food security impacts at play as well—like the ousting of millions of smallscale farmers, as cities expand. The Guardian(Dec 27, 2016) 1v remove from a position or office The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper boot out, drum out, expel, kick out, throw out excommunicate oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree depose, force out force to leave (an office) bring down, overthrow, overturn, subvert cause the downfall of; of rulers remove remove from a position or an office 2v remove and replace The word processor has ousted the typewriter Hyper replace, supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant take the place or move into the position of
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