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expulsion

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ex·pul·sion /ɪkˈspʌlʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]  1 FORCE somebody TO DO somethingthe act of forcing someone to leave a place 驱逐,赶走 expelexpulsion of the expulsion of the protesters 驱逐抗议者expulsion from his expulsion from the Soviet Union in 1964 1964年他被苏联驱逐出境2 LEAVE A JOB OR ORGANIZATIONLEAVE A SCHOOL OR COLLEGEthe act of stopping someone from going to the school where they were studying or from being part of the organization where they worked 开除,除名expel The headmaster threatened the boys with expulsion. 校长警告这几名男生说要开除他们。expulsion of the expulsion from the party of its former leader 前任领导人被开除出党3. HBHTthe act of forcing air, water, gas etc out of something 〔空气、水、气体等的〕排出expel
Examples from the Corpus
expulsionIf you did, you risked verbal or physical abuse, derision and expulsion.Rapid movement in cephalopods is achieved by expulsion of water from a muscular funnel beneath the head.Deportation orders do not have to state the reasons for expulsion.Violate the rules, and the price is expulsion.The latest incident came to light when pupils were overheard discussing the expulsions at the Rising Sun pub in nearby Newbury.The defeat is the second inflicted on the Government since the expulsion of hereditary peers.The expulsions seem certain to resume, probably before Christmas.expulsion fromAll the students responsible for the prank face expulsion from school.the expulsion of air from the lungsthe expulsion of rebel forces from the area
From Longman Business Dictionaryexpulsionex‧pul‧sion /ɪkˈspʌlʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] when someone is forced to leave a place or an organizationBankruptcy results in instant expulsion from the group.Companies which seriously breach the code face expulsion from the association.Origin expulsion (1400-1500) Latin expulsio, from expulsus, past participle of expellere; → EXPEL
ex·pul·sion nounChineseSyllable
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expulsion
expulsion /ɪkˈspʌlʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: Latin
 Origin: expulsio, from expulsus, past participle of expellere; expel
1. the act of forcing someone to leave a place ⇨ expel
    expulsion of
    the expulsion of the protesters
    expulsion from
    his expulsion from the Soviet Union in 1964
2. the act of stopping someone from going to the school where they were studying or from being part of the organization where they worked ⇨ expel:
    The headmaster threatened the boys with expulsion.
    expulsion of
    the expulsion from the party of its former leader
3. the act of forcing air, water, gas etc out of something ⇨ expel


ex·pul·sionBrE /ɪkˈspʌlʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ɪkˈspʌlʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] ~ (from…) the act of forcing sb to leave a place; the act of expelling sb 驱逐;逐出These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。🔊🔊 [uncountable, countable] ~ (from…) the act of sending sb away from a school or an organization, so that they can no longer belong to it; the act of expelling sb 开除;除名The headteacher threatened the three girls with expulsion. 校长以开除来威胁这三名女学生。🔊🔊The club faces expulsion from the football league. 这家俱乐部面临被足协开除。🔊🔊 [uncountable] ~ (from…) (formal) the act of sending or driving a substance out of your body or a container 排出