Ostracize
[ 'ɑstrəsaɪz ]
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vt. 放逐;流放;摈弃;排斥;
💡 词根助记
ostrac瓦片+ize使...→ [典故]古希腊人用瓦片或贝壳投票，选出自己认为危害国家安全的人，进而放逐危险政治家 → 流放；放逐
📝 例句
The statesman is ostracize because he betray many top secrets.
那个政治家因泄漏许多国家最高机密而被放逐。
Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me.
从我一开始说话我的同事就让我闭嘴。
He is ostracize by his colleagues for refuse to support the strike.
他因不支持罢工而受同事排斥。
To shut out from social or commercial participation; ostracize or boycott.
除社会或商业参与之外;放逐或拒绝跟…(来往)
🌱 联想助记
【记】ostra-贝壳,ostracize-放逐:古希腊将贝壳作为选票来决定是否驱逐某人
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-strict-表示“拉紧”
常见变体有-stress-、-strain-、-string-
📖 牛津释义
ostracize
ostracise, v [Tn]
(fml 文) exclude (sb) from a group, club, etc; refuse to meet, talk to, etc 将（某人）排除出某团体、 俱乐部等; 拒绝会晤、 交谈等
He was ostracized by his colleagues for refusing to support the strike. 他因不支持罢工而受同事排斥.
🔁 扩展释义
*['ɒstrәsaiz]vt. 流放, 放逐, 排斥
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What are you doing?
你在干什么？
Politically,the country is divided into fifty states.
这个国家政治地被划分成50个州。
Aunt Harriet presided over an invisible army of servants that continuously scrubbed, cleaned, and polished.
哈丽特姑妈统率着一支看不见的佣人大军，他们不停地擦拭、清扫、刷洗。