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unseat

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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un·seat /ʌnˈsiːt/ verb [transitive]  1 BEAT/DEFEATto remove someone from a powerful job or position 免除〔要职〕,拉下马 an attempt to unseat the party leader 罢免政党领导的企图2. DSHif a horse unseats someone, it throws them off its back 〔马〕把〔骑手〕摔下来
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unseatAs the horse buckled, Bellerophon was unseated and fell to earth.In November, Sweeney failed to unseat Congressman Jim Kolbe.And he will probably try to rally the formidable and disgruntled forces of the opposition to destabilise and unseat Mr Sharif.She hopes to exploit the preferential voting system in the federal elections to unseat the ruling coalition.Still later, one more attempt was made to unseat Zeus: the Giants rebelled.
un·seat verbChineseSyllable
from Corpus to job powerful remove or a someone


unseat
unseat /ʌnˈsiːt/ verb [transitive]
 Word Family: noun: seat, seating; verb: seatunseat; adjective: seated
1. to remove someone from a powerful job or position:
    an attempt to unseat the party leader
2. if a horse unseats someone, it throws them off its back


un·seatBrE /ˌʌnˈsiːt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʌnˈsiːt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they unseat BrE /ˌʌnˈsiːt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌʌnˈsiːt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it unseats BrE /ˌʌnˈsiːts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌʌnˈsiːts/ 🔊past simple unseated BrE /ˌʌnˈsiːtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌʌnˈsiːtɪd/ 🔊past participle unseated BrE /ˌʌnˈsiːtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌʌnˈsiːtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form unseating BrE /ˌʌnˈsiːtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌʌnˈsiːtɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb to remove sb from a position of power 罢免;解除职务;赶下台~ sb to make sb fall off a horse or bicycle 使摔下马(或自行车)The horse unseated its rider at the first fence. 马在过第一道篱障时把骑手掀了下来。🔊🔊