oust
oust — 動詞
- oustpresent simple I / you / we / they
- oustshe / she / it
- oustedpast simple
- ousting-ing form
1. to make a person, group, or business lose an important job, place, or leading po
逼退；逐出
逼得離開職位、地點或領先位置
to make a person, group, or business lose an important job, place, or leading position so that they are pushed out
Voters ousted the mayor after months of secret travel bills.
選民在數月的秘密差旅帳單曝光後，逼退了市長。
political use: oust + elected official
The board ousted Emma from the museum leadership team before the budget vote.
董事會在預算表決前，把 Emma 逐出博物館領導團隊。
oust + noun phrase + from + position
Cheap online shops ousted local toy stores from the town center.
便宜的網路商店把當地玩具店逐出鎮中心。
business use: force a rival out of a place
Hana ousted last year's champion in the final round of the tournament.
Hana 在錦標賽最後一輪逼退了去年的冠軍。
competition use: oust + champion
Two senior managers were ousted within a week of the merger.
合併後一週內，有兩名資深經理被逼退。
passive: be ousted
- oust the mayor
- oust a rival from first place
- oust a leader from office
- oust a company from the market
- depose
more formal and mostly used for rulers or political leaders
- expel
focuses on forcing someone out of a place, school, group, or country
- supplant
formal and often about taking someone's place, with less focus on the act of forcing them out
- replace
neutral everyday word that does not itself suggest conflict
文法句型
oust + noun phrase
oust + noun phrase + from + place/position
用法筆記
Common in news and formal writing. The object is usually a person, group, or business that currently holds power, a place, or the lead, and the sentence often states what they are pushed out of with from.