expel

- v. 开除
- v. 驱逐
- v. 排出, 喷出
- Definition
- v. to force someone to leave a school or organization
- v. to force someone to leave a place
- v. to force a substance or gas out of the body
- Example
- The school decided to expel the student for cheating twice.
- 学校决定将那名两次作弊的学生开除。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: force someone to leave (verb).
比较义项:强行使某人离开(动词)。
- expel 本词
Used for an institution (school, club, country) formally removing a member, usually as punishment; fairly formal, no legal proceeding implied.
指机构(学校、社团等)将某人正式除名,通常作为惩罚,语气较正式,不涉及法律诉讼程序。
The university expelled him after he was caught plagiarizing his thesis.
这所大学因他抄袭论文而将他开除。
- eject
Stresses forcing someone out of a place immediately, often with physical force; more direct, sometimes rough, with no sense of institutional membership or legal process.
强调用武力或强制手段立即将某人赶出某个场所,动作更直接、有时较粗暴,不涉及机构成员身份或法律程序。
Security ejected the drunk man from the bar after he started a fight.
那名醉汉在酒吧闹事后,保安把他赶了出去。
- evict
Specifically about a landlord or authority legally forcing someone out of a property they occupy, typically over unpaid rent or a lease violation.
专指房东或有关当局通过合法程序,将占用某处房产的人(如房客)强制赶走,通常因欠租或违约。
The city moved to evict the squatters from the abandoned building.
市政府着手将占用那栋废弃建筑的擅自占用者驱逐出去。
All three mean forcing someone to leave, but the context differs. Expel means a school or club formally removes a member as punishment. Eject means forcing someone out of a place right away. Evict means a landlord legally removes a tenant over unpaid rent.
这三个词在“强行使某人离开”这一意义上相近,但语境和强度不同:expel 多用于学校、社团等机构的正式除名处分;eject 强调用武力立刻把人赶出某个场所,语气较直接甚至粗暴;evict 专指房东或当局依法定程序将占用房屋或土地者驱逐。这里不比较 eject 表示“(飞行员等)弹射逃生”这一自身动作的用法。
Compared meaning: force someone to leave (an organization or place) (verb).
比较义项:强行使某人离开(某个组织或场所)(动词)。
- expel 本词
Expel means to officially and often permanently remove someone from a school, organization or country as a punishment, usually after a formal decision.
expel 表示正式地、通常是永久性地将某人逐出学校、组织或国家,以示惩罚,一般要经过正式的决定。
The university expelled two students for plagiarizing their final exams.
这所大学因两名学生在期末考试中抄袭而将他们开除。
- eject
Eject means to physically force someone out of a place right away, often using strength; it describes a direct, forceful action rather than an official ruling.
eject 表示用武力立即把某人从某个场所赶出去,强调直接、粗暴的动作,而不是经过正式裁决。
Security guards ejected the rowdy fan from the stadium after he started a fight.
保安在一名喧闹的球迷挑起争斗后把他赶出了体育场。
Both mean forcing someone to leave, but the setting differs. Expel means officially and often permanently removing someone from a school, organization or country, usually after a formal decision, as punishment. Eject means physically forcing someone out of a place right away, often using strength.
这两个词都可表示强行使人离开,但语气和场合不同:expel 多用于学校、俱乐部、国家等正式机构,经过正式决定将某人永久开除,带有惩罚性质;eject 强调用武力或强制手段立即把某人从某个场所赶出去,动作更直接、更偏向身体动作。此处不比较 eject 表示“(光盘、弹射座椅等)弹出”或飞行员“弹射逃生”的用法,也不比较 expel 表示“排出(气体、液体等)”的用法。