purge
UK [pɜ:dʒ] US [pɝ:dʒ] verb transitive
REMOVE PEOPLE 清除某人
■to get rid of people from an organization because you do not agree with them 清除，肃清（反对者）•Party leaders have undertaken to purge the party of extremists.政党领袖已采取行动清除党内的极端分子。 •Hard-liners are expected to be purged from the administration.主张强硬路线的人预测将从政府中清除出去。
UK [pɜ:dʒ] US [pɝ:dʒ] verb transitive
REMOVE EVIL 清除罪恶
■to make someone or something free of something evil or harmful 使涤罪；使洁净•[R] Roman Catholics go to confession to purge their souls/themselves (from/of sin).罗马天主教徒参加忏悔以净化灵魂／涤罪。 •The new state governor has promised to purge the police force of corruption.新州长已保证要清除警界的腐败现象。
UK [pɜ:dʒ] US [pɝ:dʒ] noun countable
■the act of getting rid of people from an organization because you do not agree with them 清除（从一个组织中清除持不同意见者的行动）•Between 1934 and 1938, Stalin mounted a massive purge of the Communist Party, the government and the armed forces in the Soviet Union.1934至1938年间，史达林对苏联的共产党、政府和军队实施大动作清党。 |