purged
purged — 名詞
1. a single action of clearing away things that are unwanted, impure, or harmful fr
淨化
清除不想要或有害事物的行為
a single action of clearing away things that are unwanted, impure, or harmful from a person, place, or collection
After the scandal, Nikhil began a thorough purge of his old emails and social media posts.
醜聞過後，Nikhil 開始徹底淨化他的舊電子郵件和社群媒體貼文。
collocation: a purge of [unwanted things]
The kitchen needed a complete purge of everything that had gone bad in the fridge.
廚房需要一次徹底的淨化，清掉冰箱裡所有變質的東西。
Hyun did an emotional purge at dawn — writing regrets on paper and dropping them into a bowl of water.
Hyun 在黎明時分做了一場情緒淨化——將遺憾寫在紙上，然後丟進一碗水裡。
A purge of old bank records left the finance team with only the current year's documents.
對舊銀行紀錄的淨化讓財務團隊只剩下當年的文件。
- clear-out
more informal, especially for tidying a physical space
- cleansing
softer tone, often used for spiritual or emotional clearing
- elimination
focuses on complete removal, without the idea of making something pure
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2 ('POLITICAL PURGE'): this sense covers any act of clearing out — physical objects, emotions, records, or impurities.
2. a campaign by those in power to drive people out of a party, government, or orga
清洗；肅清
因政治原因將人員從組織中清除
a campaign by those in power to drive people out of a party, government, or organization on grounds of suspected disloyalty or political unreliability
The new president ordered a purge of senior generals suspected of plotting against the government.
新總統下令清洗涉嫌密謀反對政府的高層將領。
collocation: a purge of [group]
Zayd's grandfather lost his university post during the political purges of the 1970s.
Zayd 的祖父在 1970 年代的政治清洗中失去了大學教職。
After General Okonkwo seized power, a swift purge removed every officer who had served under the old president.
General Okonkwo 奪權後，一場迅速的清洗清除了所有曾在前總統麾下服役的軍官。
On Monday, Trang found a party purge had stripped her three closest colleagues of their posts and security passes.
週一，Trang 發現一場黨內清洗剝奪了她三位最親近同事的職位和門禁卡。
Lev arrived at the tractor factory in 1937 to find his foreman gone — another victim of the Stalinist purge.
1937 年，Lev 來到拖拉機廠，發現他的工頭不見了——又一個史達林清洗的受害者。
- crackdown
broader: a sudden action to stop something, not necessarily removing people
- expulsion
focuses on forcing someone out; less systematic than a purge
- house-cleaning
informal metaphor for firing or replacing many people at once
用法筆記
Almost always political or institutional. Distinguish from sense 1 ('ACT OF CLEANSING'), which covers non-political clearing out.
3. a substance, process, or event that removes something unwanted or harmful — for
清除
消除有害或無用事物的手段
a substance, process, or event that removes something unwanted or harmful — for example, a laxative that empties the bowels, or a software tool that deletes old data
The herbal tea worked as a gentle purge, settling Tunde's stomach after days of rich meals.
草藥茶起了溫和的清除作用，讓 Tunde 吃了幾天油膩食物後胃舒服了些。
collocation: gentle purge
Old medical textbooks describe bloodletting as a purge to balance the body's four humours.
古老的醫學教科書將放血描述為平衡身體四種體液的清除方法。
Eve walked into the courthouse knowing the trial was her purge — the false accusations would soon be gone.
Eve 走進法院，知道這場審判就是她的清除過程——那些不實指控很快就會消失。
Paul ran a data purge every Friday to delete unused files from the office server.
Paul 每週五進行一次資料清除，刪除辦公室伺服器中不再使用的檔案。
- purgative
more common in medical contexts (a laxative)
- cleaner
everyday word for any substance that removes dirt or stains
- detoxifier
informal, often used in alternative health for something that removes 'toxins'
用法筆記
Rare outside technical or historical contexts. The related word 'purgative' is more common for medical substances.
purged — 動詞
- purgedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- purgeds3rd person singular
- purgeding-ing form
- purgededpast simple
1. to make a person, place, or system clean and free again by removing everything h
清除；排除
去除不想要或有害的東西
to make a person, place, or system clean and free again by removing everything harmful, impure, or unwanted from it
Adina spent the weekend purging her flat of old clothes, broken furniture, and dusty papers.
Adina 花了整個週末清除公寓裡的舊衣服、破家具和滿是灰塵的文件。
purge [place] of [unwanted things]
The therapist helped Paul purge the guilt he had carried since the accident years earlier.
治療師幫助 Paul 擺脫了自多年前那場事故以來一直背負的罪惡感。
metaphorical: purge guilt / negative emotion
Tunde spent the morning purging the overgrown vegetable patch of thorny weeds and ivy before planting carrots and spring onions.
Tunde 花了一個早上清除雜草叢生菜園裡的多刺野草和常春藤，然後才種下胡蘿蔔和青蔥。
After the breakup, Fatima purged her phone of every photo, message, and contact linked to her ex-boyfriend.
分手後，Fatima 清除了手機裡所有與前男友有關的照片、訊息和聯絡人。
Eve tried to purge every trace of her ex-husband from the house after the divorce was final.
Eve 試圖在離婚手續完成後，從房子裡清除前夫留下的所有痕跡。
- contaminate
to make something impure or dirty by adding harmful things
文法句型
purge + [place/system/oneself] + of + [unwanted thing]
用法筆記
The most common sense. Takes 'of' to introduce what is being removed. Subject can be a person or an institution. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense removes unwanted things (guilt, weeds, clutter), not people from organizations.
常見錯誤
2. to force people out of a political party, government, or organization because th
肅清；清洗
因政治立場不同而將人逐出組織
to force people out of a political party, government, or organization because those in power dislike their views or doubt their loyalty
The new party leader purged dozens of officials who had supported his rival in the election.
新任黨魁肅清了數十名曾在選舉中支持他對手的官員。
purge + [group] for political reasons
Renata was purged from the board after she spoke publicly against the company's chairman.
Renata 公開反對公司董事長後，遭到董事會肅清。
passive: be purged from [organization]
When the regime changed, the secret police purged anyone with ties to the former government.
政權更迭後，秘密警察肅清了所有與前政府有關聯的人。
Noa, the newsroom editor, refused to purge her reporters even after two of them criticized her new policy in print.
新聞編輯室主編 Noa 拒絕肅清她的記者，即使其中兩人在報上批評了她的新政策。
- appoint
to give someone a position rather than take it away
文法句型
purge + [person/group] + from + [organization]
用法筆記
Almost always used for political or institutional removals. Frequently passive ('was purged from the party'). Distinguish from sense 3 ('STRIKE FROM LIST'), which is narrower and focused on records.
常見錯誤
3. to delete names or entries from an official record, often unfairly, in secret, o
除名；刪除
從正式名單或記錄中移除姓名
to delete names or entries from an official record, often unfairly, in secret, or against the rules
Someone at the election office had purged Alessia's name from the voter rolls by mistake.
選舉辦公室有人不小心將 Alessia 的名字從選民名冊中刪除了。
collocation: purge [name] from [list]
The charity discovered that hundreds of donors had been purged from their records without warning.
慈善機構發現數百名捐贈者的資料在毫無通知的情況下遭人從記錄中刪除。
passive: be purged from records
Rin found her son's name had been purged from the school register without any explanation.
Rin 發現她兒子的名字被學校在毫無解釋的情況下從名冊中刪除了。
Voters were turned away because their names had been illegally purged from the district database.
選民被拒之門外，因為他們的名字被非法從選區資料庫中刪除了。
- delete
everyday word for removing data; no suggestion of unfairness
- strike off
suggests formal removal from a professional register or list
- erase
suggests complete removal, leaving no trace
- register
to add a name to an official list
文法句型
be purged from + [list/register/database]
用法筆記
Only this sense takes a list, register, or database as the source. The action is often seen as unjust or secretive. Distinguish from sense 2 ('REMOVE POLITICALLY'), which targets people in organizations, not entries on paper.
4. to force food and waste out of your body deliberately — for example, by vomiting
催瀉；清空
以嘔吐或服藥方式排出體內食物
to force food and waste out of your body deliberately — for example, by vomiting or using strong laxatives — often a sign of an eating disorder
Nikhil's doctor warned him that purging after meals was damaging his throat and tooth enamel.
Nikhil 的醫生警告他，飯後催瀉正在損害他的喉嚨和牙齒琺瑯質。
medical: purging after eating
A nurse at Ashford clinic caught Priya purging in the toilet after group dinner — she hid it for months.
Ashford 診所的一名護士撞見 Priya 團體晚餐後在廁所催瀉——她瞞了好幾個月。
intransitive: purge (without object)
One evening, Hyun broke down and told her mother she had been purging in the bathroom three times a day.
一天晚上，Hyun 崩潰了，告訴母親她每天在浴室催瀉三次。
The therapist gently asked Zayd whether he ever used laxatives to purge after large meals.
治療師輕聲問 Zayd，他是否曾在大餐後使用瀉藥來清空腸胃。
文法句型
purge (after meals)
purge + [food] + from the body
用法筆記
In this medical/eating-disorder sense, 'purge' is often used intransitively (without an object): 'she purges after every meal.' Avoid using this word casually to mean 'vomit' — it carries clinical weight.