俙 偦傟偲傕 俛丠丂俠傗俢傕偁傞偐丅 俤 丒丒丒 偼丄壜擻惈側偄側丅 偆傫丅

rule out

乻塸塸帿揟偵傛傞岅嬪偺堄枴偺愢柧乼丂[Macmillan 塸塸帿揟] to stop considering something as a possibility

乻塸榓偱偺堄枴乼 嬪摦帉 乣傪峫椂偐傜偼偢偡丄彍奜偡傞 丟 乣傪晄壜擻偵偡傞丄朩偘傞

rule out 偼 乭峫椂偐傜奜偡乭堄枴偺嬪摦帉丅 僯儏乕僗傗孻帠傕偺偺僪儔儅側偳偱傕傛偔巊傢傟傞弉岅偱丄慖戰巿傗壜擻惈側偳傪彍奜丄峫椂偵擖傟側偄傛偆偵偟傑偡丅 rule 偼 亂柤 婯掕丆巟攝丂摦 巟攝偡傞丆摑帯偡傞亃側偳偺傎偐偵丄乭掕婯乮ruler乯乭傗乭慄傪掕婯偱堷偔乭偲偄偭偨堄枴傕偁傞塸扨岅偲偄偆偙偲偱丄掕婯偱慄傪堷偄偰峫椂偐傜奜偡僀儊乕僕偺僀儔僗僩偵偟偰傒傑偟偨丅

The police have not ruled out the possibility of murder. 乽寈嶡偼嶦恖偺壜擻惈傪攔彍偟偰偄傑偣傫丅乿

The man was ruled out as a suspect. 乽偦偺抝偼梕媈幰偐傜奜偝傟偨丅乿

to make impossible 乭乣傪晄壜擻偵偡傞丆乣傪朩偘傞乭偲偄偭偨堄枴傕丅

The bad weather ruled out a picnic. [*M] 乽埆揤岓偺偨傔僺僋僯僢僋偼栤戣奜偵側偭偨丅乿 丗 埆揤岓偑僺僋僯僢僋傪晄壜擻偵偟偨丅

exclude丂乗丂摦 乣傪掲傔弌偡丆乣傪彍奜偡傞丄峫椂偵擖傟側偄 eliminate丂乗丂摦 乣傪庢傝彍偔丄彍奜偡傞