to banish sth

to banish sth
to banish sb/sth (from sth) 把某人∕某物从某处清除掉
- They tried to banish him from politics. 他们试图把他清除出政界。
[+ memory, thought] 清除；驱除
- He has now banished all thoughts of retirement. 现在他已打消了退休的所有念头。
- The past few days had been banished from his mind. 过去几天的记忆已经从他的脑海中清空了。
- England must make a good start to banish the memory of their World Cup quarter-final defeat. 英格兰队必须有一个好的开始, 以忘却世界杯四分之一决赛的失利。
[+ poverty] 消除；摆脱
- I intend to continue to work to develop a vision of a Scotland that can banish poverty, whilst enhancing growth and prosperity. 我准备继续朝着在苏格兰消除贫困这一愿景努力, 同时还要促进发展与繁荣。
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