ousted
past simple and past participle ofoust
| 单词 | ousted |
| 释义 | ousted past simple and past participle ofoust oust verb[T] uk/aʊst/us/aʊst/toforcesomeone toleaveapositionofpower,job,place, orcompetition: Thepresidentwas ousted (frompower) in amilitarycoupinJanuary1987. Policearetryingto oustdrugdealersfromthecity. Last year's NCAAwinnershave been oustedfromthetournament.
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Examplesofoustedousted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. But directors who liked contemporary plays and wanted to stage them from the playwright's point of view wereoustedfrom the big boys' club. From theCambridge English Corpus Those who refused would be robbed orousted. From theCambridge English Corpus The higher frequency of help is not due to the fact that it hasoustedsynonyms such as support or aid. From theCambridge English Corpus Before long, theyoustedthe politician whose support had helped gain the entitlements for the project. From theCambridge English Corpus This supports the idea that verbal gerundsoustedbare nominal gerunds in this environment. From theCambridge English Corpus The real, however, is the universal solvent of the comic muse, alreadyoustedin favour of her tragic sister. From theCambridge English Corpus However, because these principles are historical, one must go on to investigate the legitimacy of the property claims of thoseoustedby the settlers. From theCambridge English Corpus The state cooperatives have trulyoustedprivate traders from the market and taken over their positions. From theCambridge English Corpus Major regular government change often implies that theoustedgovernment's economic performance was not good, and voters chose a new government because of its potential for improving the economy. From theCambridge English Corpus Until it became the nearly universal genitive suffix, it remained a suffix, but once it hadoustedall its rivals it was reanalysed as a clitic. From theCambridge English Corpus He wasoustedunceremoniously from office. From theCambridge English Corpus The grass steadily grows more rank, and, in the boggy patches where the drainage system seems to have failed, tussocks and rushes have completelyoustedthe smooth sward. From theCambridge English Corpus Will it beoustedby a cartel of major manufacturers preventing any new manufacturer entering the market? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 On the other hand they may find themselvesoustedfrom a particular locality where the fair has gone on for a century. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Now that the junta has beenousted, this is what is demanded of us, reconciliation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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