rule out 的音标为英 /ruːl aʊt/、美 /ruːl aʊt/,核心含义是“排除可能性”或“阻止发生”,在日常交流和正式语境中均高频出现。它既可以表示主动决策中“不考虑某方案”,也可指客观条件“使某情况不可能发生”。
核心意思与用法
排除可能性:通过判断或证据证明某事物不成立,常见搭配为 rule out the possibility of sth。例如:医生建议做系列检查以“排除脑瘤的可能性”(Her doctor proposed tests to rule out a brain tumour)。
阻止发生:指客观因素使某情况无法实现。如“1986年的车祸使他永远无法务农”(A serious car accident ruled out a permanent future in farming)。
划去/取消:在文本或记录中删除某内容,如“划掉不希望考官看到的词句”(Rule out neatly any words you don't wish the examiner to read)。
常见短语搭配
rule out the possibility:明确排除某种可能性,如“政府不排除再次降息”(States do not rule out further rate cuts)。
rule out sb/sth as...:将某人/某物排除在特定角色外,例如“排除他作为嫌疑人”(John was ruled out as a suspect)。
not rule out:不排除某种可能,如“他未排除改变主意”(He did not rule out changing his mind)。
实用例句
他们不排除与社会民主党结盟(They didn't rule out coalition with the Social Democrats)。
他拒绝排除增税的可能性(He refused to rule out the possibility of a tax increase)。
木卫二海洋缺乏光线,但不排除生命存在(The lack of light doesn't rule out life forming on Europa)。
数据不对称排除了正态分布模型(The asymmetrical dataset rules out a normal distribution model)。
请划掉分类账中已取消的交易(Rule out that entry in the ledger; the transaction was cancelled)。
鸟类学家称现在排除鸟类还为时过早(Ornithologists said it was too early to rule out feathered friends)。
不能排除伪劣产品出现的可能(We cannot rule out the emergence of counterfeit products)。
财政部已不考虑用弱势美元解决贸易问题(The Treasury ruled out using a weak dollar for trade issues)。
体检需排除严重心脏问题(Physical exams should rule out serious cardiac conditions)。
她未排除对最高法院直接上诉(She did not rule out appealing directly to the Supreme Court)。
无论是科学研究中的假设验证,还是日常决策中的选项筛选,**rule