banish ['bæn.ɪʃ] verb transitive ■to send someone away, especially from their country, and forbid (= refuse to allow) them to come back 赶走;流放,放逐;(尤指)把(某人)驱逐出境•He was banished to an uninhabited island for a year.他被流放到一个荒无人迹的小岛上呆了一年。 •They were banished (= sent out) from the library for making a noise.他们因为吵吵嚷嚷被赶出了图书馆。 ■to get rid of something completely 消除,排除•You must try to banish all thoughts of revenge from your mind.你必须试着打消所有复仇的念头。 |