early 15c., from Anglo-French oster (late 13c.), Old French oster "remove, take away, take off; evict, dispel; liberate, release" (Modern French ôter), from Latin obstare "stand before, be opposite, stand opposite to, block," in Vulgar Latin, "hinder," from ob "against" (see ob-) + stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Related: Ousted; ousting.
中文解释
1. ob- "against, before" + st- => obst- "stand before, be opposite, stand opposite to, block, hinder".2. obst- => ost- "dispel" (Old French) => oust (o -> ou).
实用例句
1. The legislative body had voted to oust the country's onetime rulers.
立法机构通过投票将该国的前度领导人赶下了台。
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2. The president has gone along with the hardliners lest they be tempted to oust him.
总统同意了强硬派的意见，以免他们产生赶他下台的念头。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Last week they tried to oust him in a parliamentary vote of no confidence.
上周，他们试图通过议会的不信任投票将他罢免。
来自柯林斯例句
4. Baby cuckoos oust other baby birds from their nests.