expel [ɪk'spel] (-ll-) verb transitive MAKE LEAVE 使离开 ■to force someone to leave a school, organisation or country 驱逐;除名;开除•The new government has expelled all foreign diplomats.新政府驱逐了所有外国外交官。 •My brother was expelled from school for bad behaviour.我弟弟因为行为不当被学校开除了。 [ɪk'spel] (-ll-) verb transitive AIR/LIQUID 空气/液体 ■to force air or liquid out of something 排出;喷出•She took a deep breath, then expelled the air in short blasts.她深深吸了一口气,然后一下子把空气呼出来。 •When you breathe out, you expel air from your lungs.呼气的时候,把肺里的空气排出。 |