exclude

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they exclude
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he / she / it excludes
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past simple excluded
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past participle excluded
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-ing form excluding
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  1. exclude something (from something) to deliberately not include something in what you are doing or considering不包括;不放在考虑之列
    • The cost of borrowing has been excluded from the inflation figures.通胀数字未包括借贷费用。🔊🔊
    • Try excluding fat from your diet.平时用餐时试一试不吃含脂肪的食物。🔊🔊
    • Buses run every hour, Sundays excluded.公共汽车每小时一班,星期天除外。🔊🔊
    opposite include
    Extra Examples
    • Unlawfully obtained evidence is not automatically excluded from a criminal trial.非法获得的证据并不自动排除在刑事审判之外。
    • a clause that seeks to exclude liability for death or serious injury一项旨在免除对造成死亡及重伤担负责任的条款
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • altogether
    • completely
    • entirely
    verb + exclude
    • be designed to
    • attempt to
    • try to
    preposition
    • from
    phrases
    • feel excluded
    • socially excluded
    See full entry
  2. exclude somebody/something (from something) to prevent somebody/something from entering a place or taking part in something防止…进入;阻止…参加;把…排斥在外
    • Women are still excluded from some London clubs.伦敦有些俱乐部仍然拒绝妇女参加。🔊🔊
    • (British English) Concern is growing over the number of children excluded from school (= not allowed to attend because of bad behaviour).大批儿童遭学校开除,人们对此越来越表关注。🔊🔊
    • She felt excluded by the other girls (= they did not let her join in what they were doing).她感到自己受到其他女孩子的排斥。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • The panel recommended that he also be excluded from serving on any committees.小组建议也将他排除在任何委员会之外。
    • She saw herself as an outsider trying to enter a world that sought to exclude her.她将自己视为试图进入一个排斥她的世界的局外人。
    • Large multinationals can make bids which effectively exclude local firms.大型跨国公司可以投标,这样实际上排挤了地方企业。
    • services designed to assist the socially excluded为帮助社会上受排斥的人而设计的服务
    • Many local people felt excluded from decisions that affected their own community.许多当地人感到无法参与制订影响自己所在社区的决定。
    • Certain groups tend to be excluded from full participation in society.某些群体往往被排斥而不能充分参与社会活动。
    • The measure would serve to exclude certain voters.这项措施将能排除某些选民。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • altogether
    • completely
    • entirely
    verb + exclude
    • be designed to
    • attempt to
    • try to
    preposition
    • from
    phrases
    • feel excluded
    • socially excluded
    See full entry
  3. exclude something to decide that something is not possible排除(…的可能性);认为…不可能
    • We should not exclude the possibility of negotiation.我们不应该排除谈判的可能性。🔊🔊
    • The police have excluded theft as a motive for the murder.警方已排除这起谋杀案中有偷窃的动机。🔊🔊
    • The possibility of error cannot be absolutely excluded.出错的可能性无法绝对排除。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • altogether
    • completely
    • entirely
    verb + exclude
    • be designed to
    • attempt to
    • try to
    preposition
    • from
    phrases
    • feel excluded
    • socially excluded
    See full entry
  4. opposite include
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin excludere, from ex- ‘out’ + claudere ‘to shut’.