freeze out
US /friːz aʊt/
UK /friːz aʊt/
1.
排擠, 冷落
to exclude someone from a group or activity by making them feel unwelcome or by not including them
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The new manager tried to freeze out the older employees.
新經理試圖排擠老員工。
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She felt like her colleagues were trying to freeze her out of the project.
她覺得同事們正試圖把她排擠出這個項目。
2.
排擠, 阻礙, 抑制
to prevent something from happening or continuing by making conditions unfavorable
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The company tried to freeze out smaller competitors by lowering prices.
該公司試圖通過降低價格來排擠小型競爭對手。
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The government's new policies could freeze out foreign investment.
政府的新政策可能會阻礙外國投資。