banish 是什么意思？banish 的含义 - 柯林高阶英语学习词典 - 在线工具

Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense banishes , present participle banishing , past tense, past participle banished

1. verb

If someone or something is banished from a place or area of activity, they are sent away from it and prevented from entering it.

John was banished from England. [be V-ed from/to n]

I was banished to the small bedroom upstairs. [be V-ed + from/to]

They tried to banish him from politics. [V n + from/to]

Synonyms: exclude, bar, ban, dismiss More Synonyms of banish

2. verb

If you banish something unpleasant, you get rid of it.

...a public investment programme intended to banish the recession. [VERB noun]

...diseases like malaria that have been banished for centuries. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: get rid of, remove, eliminate, eradicate More Synonyms of banish

3. verb

If you banish the thought of something, you stop thinking about it.

He has now banished all thoughts of retirement. [VERB noun]

The past few days had been banished from his mind. [be V-ed + from/to]

Synonyms: dismiss, drop, ban, reject More Synonyms of banish

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