remove
verbVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they remove | |
| he / she / it removes | |
| past simple removed | |
| past participle removed | |
| -ing form removing |
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to take somebody/something away from a place 移开；拿开；去掉；从…机构开除 - remove somebody/something
Illegally parked vehicles will be removed. 非法停放的车辆将被拖走。 - remove somebody/something from somebody/something
He removed his hand from her shoulder. 他将手从她的肩膀上拿开。 Three children were removed from the school for persistent bad behaviour. 三个孩子因一再行为不检被学校开除。 Remove the pan from the heat and continue to stir the sauce. 将锅从火上拿开，继续搅拌调味汁。
Extra ExamplesFittings should be completely removed for cleaning. 装置得全部移走以方便清扫。 She removed the dirty dishes from the table. 她把桌上的脏盘子都端走了。 The old cladding can be easily removed using a claw hammer. 用鱼尾锤很容易除掉旧的镀层。 people who have been forcibly removed from their homes 被强行搬迁的人们
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- altogether
- completely
- entirely
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- try to
- be possible to
- be difficult to
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- for
- from
- with
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- remove somebody/something
- remove something
to take off clothing, etc. from the body 脱去（衣服等）；摘下 She removed her glasses and rubbed her eyes. 她摘下眼镜，揉了揉眼睛。 Passengers no longer have to remove their shoes during security checks. 在安全检查期间，乘客不再需要脱鞋。
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to get rid of something unpleasant, dirty, etc.; to make something disappear 去除，排除（污渍、不愉快的事物等）；使消失 - remove something
She has had the tumour removed. 她已经将肿瘤切除了。 She had surgery to remove the two tumours. 她接受了手术切除了两个肿瘤。 to remove problems/obstacles/objections 解决问题；排除障碍；消除异议 Considerable progress has been made in removing barriers to trade within the EU. 在消除欧盟内部贸易壁垒方面已经取得了可观的进展。 The news removed any doubts about the company's future. 这个消息消除了一切有关公司前景的疑虑。 This comment has been removed by a moderator. 此评论已被主持人删除。 - remove something from somebody/something
The police instructed the author to remove the offending material from the website. 警察指示提交人从网站上删除违法材料。 She asked for her name to be removed from the list of candidates. 她要求将她的名字从候选人名单中删除。 It was impossible to remove the stain from the tablecloth. 不可能除去桌布上的污渍。
Extra Examplesthe best way to remove stains 最佳的去污方法 These stains can be difficult to remove. 这些污渍可能很难清除。 Unsightly moles can be removed surgically. 不雅观的痣可以手术去除。 Bee stings should be removed with tweezers. 蜜蜂的螫刺应该用小镊子拔出来。 By producing an heir, the Queen effectively removed her cousin's hopes of succeeding to the throne. 因为有了子嗣，女王事实上断绝了其堂兄继承王位的希望。 The proposed law would remove at a stroke the long-cherished right to trial by jury. 拟议中的法律将会一举废除长期实行的陪审团审判。 Translation software should effectively remove all barriers to communication between people. 翻译软件应该有效消除人们之间的种种交流障碍。 A subsequent agreement removed the major obstacles to negotiations. 随后的协议消除了主要的谈判障碍。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- altogether
- completely
- entirely
- …
- try to
- be possible to
- be difficult to
- …
- for
- from
- with
- …
- remove something
- remove somebody from something
to dismiss somebody from their position or job 免除，解除（职务等） Extra ExamplesAfter his arrest on corruption charges, he was immediately removed as party president. 他因贪污罪被捕后，立即被解除了党主席的职务。 Only the college's governing body can remove him from office. 只有大学的管理机构才能将他免职。 The shareholders of a company have the power to remove the board. 公司的股东有权罢免董事会。
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from the Old French stem remov-, from Latin removere, from re- ‘back’ + movere ‘to move’.
Idioms
be far/further/furthest removed from something
once, twice, etc. removed