oust
verb /aʊst/
/aʊst/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they oust | /aʊst/ /aʊst/ |
| he / she / it ousts | /aʊsts/ /aʊsts/ |
| past simple ousted | /ˈaʊstɪd/ /ˈaʊstɪd/ |
| past participle ousted | /ˈaʊstɪd/ /ˈaʊstɪd/ |
| -ing form ousting | /ˈaʊstɪŋ/ /ˈaʊstɪŋ/ |
- to force somebody out of a job or position of power, especially in order to take their place
剥夺；罢免；革职 - oust somebody (as something) He was ousted as chairman.
他的主席职务被革除了。 - oust somebody (from something) The rebels finally managed to oust the government from power.
反叛者最后总算推翻了政府。 - She is a strong supporter of the recently ousted president.
她是最近被赶下台的总统的坚定支持者。
Collocations DictionaryOust is used with these nouns as the object:- government
- junta
- president
- …
词源late Middle English (as a legal term): from Anglo-Norman French ouster ‘take away’, from Latin obstare ‘oppose, hinder’. - oust somebody (as something) He was ousted as chairman.