rid
adjective
uk/rɪd/us/rɪd/be rid ofsomething/someone
to not now have anunwantedorunpleasanttask,object, orperson:
摆脱掉…;免去…的负担I didn'tenjoymarkingthosepapersand I wasgladto be rid of them.我不喜欢批改那些卷子,所以我很高兴能免去这一麻烦。
- Have you got anything for getting rid ofscuffmarksonshoes?
- We can'tsellthehousebecause we can't get rid of thesittingtenants.
- Theideaof thegameis to get rid of allyourcardsassoonas you can.
- Thehorsesswishedtheirtailsto get rid of theflieshoveringaround them.
- We had tosluiceout thegarageto get rid of thesmellofpetrol.
get rid ofsomething
B1
toremoveorthrowaway somethingunwanted:
清除;除去;丢弃Thatcreamgot rid of myskinrash.那种药膏治好了我身上的皮疹。
I usedweedkillerto get rid of theweedsin thegarden.我用了除草剂来除去花园里的杂草。
B1
tosellanoldorunwantedpossession:
处理掉;卖掉Have youmanagedto get rid ofyouroldVolvoyet?你处理掉你的旧沃尔沃车了吗?
get rid ofsomeone
C1
tosendaway someoneannoyingor topersuadethem toleave:
赶走,打发走,摆脱(某人)We got rid ofourunwelcomeguestsby saying we had to go tobed.我们说必须要上床睡觉了,这才把那一帮不受欢迎的客人打发走。
Lacking things
- bankrupt
- bankruptcy
- be hard up (forsomething)idiom
- bereft
- catch
- cry out forsomething
- demand
- hole
- lack
- lacking
- minus
- need
- needsomethinglike you need a hole in the headidiom
- needful
- shy
- taken
- unaccompanied
- unappeased
- unassuaged
- unmet
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Removing and getting rid of things
Selling
Punishing someone by sending them somewhere else