| 单词 | riddance |
| 释义 | riddance (once / 11098 pages) n Riddance is the act of getting rid of something. People say "Good riddance!" when they're happy someone or something is gone. When you're rid of something, it's gone. You're rid of a cold when it's over. Similarly, riddance is the action of getting rid of something. The police are dedicated to the riddance of crime. Librarians want riddance of noise so people can read. If you have bugs where you live, you're going to be interested in their riddance: they will have to be exterminated. Good riddance! WORD FAMILYriddance: riddances+/rid: riddance, ridded, ridding, rids USAGE EXAMPLESThe cleansing power of fire is exactly what we need to say good riddance to this relentlessly dreadful year. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) The general sentiment seems to be: Good riddance to this year. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) While most people just wrote down their “good riddance” items on a piece of paper, others brought actual paper documents. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) 1n the act of removing or getting rid of something Syn|Hypo|Hyper elimination simplification elimination of superfluous details oversimplification, simplisman act of excessive simplification; the act of making something seem simpler than it really is rationalisation, rationalization(mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation remotion, removal the act of removing 2n the act of forcing out someone or something Syn|Hypo|Hyper ejection, exclusion, expulsion defenestration the act of throwing someone or something out of a window deportationthe expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien ostracismthe act of excluding someone from society by general consent barring, blackballthe act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto ouster, oustingthe act of ejecting someone or forcing them out deposition, dethronementthe act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office banishment, proscription rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone |
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