freeze out
US /friːz aʊt/
UK /friːz aʊt/
1.
排挤, 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.
新经理试图排挤老员工。
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She felt like her colleagues were trying to freeze her out of the project.
她觉得同事们正试图把她排挤出这个项目。
2.
排挤, 阻碍, 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.
该公司试图通过降低价格来排挤小型竞争对手。
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The government's new policies could freeze out foreign investment.
政府的新政策可能会阻碍外国投资。