exorcise
verb[T]
(USalsoexorcize)uk/ˈek.sɔː.saɪz/us/ˈek.sɔːr.saɪz/toforceanevilspirittoleaveapersonorplaceby usingprayersormagic:
(通过祈祷或魔法)驱除(邪魔),给…驱除邪魔After thepriestexorcised thespirit/house/child,apparently, thestrangenoisesstopped.听说在牧师驱除了邪魔/驱除了房子里的妖气/给孩子驱魔后,奇怪的噪音就没有了。
toremovethebadeffectsof afrighteningorupsettingevent:
消除,除去,忘掉(可怕或烦恼的事情产生的后果)It will take alongtimeto exorcise thememoryof theaccident.要花很长时间才能驱散事故留下的阴影。
The supernatural - general words
- astral
- astrally
- aureole
- black mass
- conjunction
- crystal ball
- exorcism
- exorcist
- ghostliness
- ghostly
- ghoul
- levitate
- mystical
- near-death experience
- occult
- paranormal
- supernaturally
- tarot
- the powers of darkness
- things that go bump in the nightidiom
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