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defrock

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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de·frock /ˌdiːˈfrɒk $ -ˈfrɑːk/ verb [transitive]  RRto officially remove a priest from his or her job because he or she did something wrong 免去〔犯错的牧师〕的圣职defrocked adjective
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de·frock verbChineseSyllable
priest a her to or Corpus officially his remove from


defrock
defrock /ˌdiːˈfrɒk $ -ˈfrɑːk/ verb [transitive]
to officially remove a priest from his or her job because he or she did something wrong
—defrocked adjective


de·frockBrE /ˌdiːˈfrɒk/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdiːˈfrɑːk/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they defrock BrE /ˌdiːˈfrɒk/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdiːˈfrɑːk/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it defrocks BrE /ˌdiːˈfrɒks/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdiːˈfrɑːks/ 🔊past simple defrocked BrE /ˌdiːˈfrɒkt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdiːˈfrɑːkt/ 🔊past participle defrocked BrE /ˌdiːˈfrɒkt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdiːˈfrɑːkt/ 🔊 -ing form defrocking BrE /ˌdiːˈfrɒkɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdiːˈfrɑːkɪŋ/ 🔊 [usually passive] ~ sb to officially remove a priest from his or her job, because he or she has done sth wrong 免去(行为不端的牧师)的圣职a defrocked priest被免职的祭司