rule out

US /ruːl aʊt/
UK /ruːl aʊt/
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排除, 消除

to exclude or eliminate something as a possibility

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The police have not yet ruled out foul play.
警方尚未排除他殺的可能性。
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We can't rule out the possibility of a sudden change in weather.
我們不能排除天氣突然變化的可能。
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excludeeliminateprecludedisallowreject
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