expel

IPA/ɪkˈspel/
KK[ɪkspˈɛl]IPA/ɪkˈspel/

expel — 動詞

  • expelpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • expelshe / she / it
  • expelledpast simple
  • expelling-ing form

1. to make a person leave a school, group, or nation, usually because they have don

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

開除；驅逐

強迫離開學校、組織或國家

to make a person leave a school, group, or nation, usually because they have done something that breaks the rules

例句

The school board voted to expel three students for vandalism.

學校董事會投票開除了三名破壞公物的學生。

be expelled for [reason]; passive

After the scandal, the party expelled its treasurer for misusing funds.

醜聞發生後，該黨開除了濫用資金的財務主管。

expel [person] from [organization] for [misconduct]

常見搭配
  • expelled from school / university
  • expelled from the country
  • expelled for cheating / misconduct / vandalism
  • summarily expelled
  • permanently expelled
同義詞
  • oust

    more common in politics and business; often implies removing someone from a position of power

  • banish

    suggests permanent exile from a community or place as punishment; more literary

  • deport

    specifically refers to sending a foreigner out of a country by legal order

  • dismiss

    less forceful; can mean sending someone away from a job, class, or meeting

反義詞
  • admit

    to allow someone to enter or join a school or organization

  • accept

    to receive someone as a member of a group

文法句型

someone + be expelled + from + [institution / country]

someone + be expelled + for + [reason]

用法筆記

Frequently used in the passive voice (be expelled from). The object is always a person or group. Use from to specify the place and for to give the reason.

常見錯誤

He was expelled from the meeting for being late.
He was expelled from the school for stealing.
Expulsion is a formal, permanent removal from an institution or country, not a temporary exclusion from an event.
She was expelled from her job.
She was fired from her job.
Use fire or dismiss for removal from employment; expel is used for schools, organizations, and countries.

2. when a body, machine, or natural feature pushes a substance such as air, gas, or

2.動詞及物B2
釋義

排出；噴出

將氣體或液體從體內或容器推出

when a body, machine, or natural feature pushes a substance such as air, gas, or liquid out from inside itself, often with pressure

例句

When you cough, your lungs expel air with sudden and powerful force.

咳嗽時，肺部會以突然而強勁的力量排出空氣。

expel [substance] from [body part]

The volcano on the island expels ash and steam several times each day.

島上的火山每天噴出好幾次火山灰和蒸氣。

常見搭配
  • expel air / gas / liquid / smoke
  • expel from the lungs / throat / body
  • expel through a vent / opening / blowhole
同義詞
  • eject

    often used for mechanical or automatic release; a CD player ejects a disc

  • discharge

    more formal or medical; a wound discharges pus

  • emit

    used for gases, light, or sound released naturally or steadily

反義詞
  • contain

    to hold something inside

  • absorb

    to take a substance into the body or material

文法句型

[body / machine] + expel + [substance] + from + [container / body part]

[body / machine] + expel + [substance] + through + [opening]

用法筆記

The subject is usually a body part (lungs, throat), a machine (fan, engine), or a natural phenomenon (volcano, geyser). The object is always a substance — air, gas, liquid, smoke, ash — never the container itself.

常見錯誤

The engine expelled a loud noise.
The engine expelled hot gas with a loud noise.
The object of expel is the substance, not the sound or result.
She expelled water from the bottle.
She squeezed the bottle and expelled the water from it.
The verb suggests force; gently pouring is not expelling.

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常用片語

  • expel someone from school
  • expel someone from a country
  • expel air from the lungs

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