purging
noun uk/ˈpɜː.dʒɪŋ/ us/ˈpɝː.dʒɪŋ/
(REMOVING PEOPLE)
[ C or U ]（从一个组织中清除持不同政见者的）清洗行动，肃清
the act of getting rid of people from an organization because you do not agree with them
He then announced a large-scale purging of the federal police. 随后，他宣布对联邦警察采取大规模肃清行动。
Power was smoothly transferred from one set of leaders to another without killings or purgings. 权力顺利地从一批领导人手中交接到另一批手中，没有发生杀戮或清洗。
[ C or U ]（以不合法手段）从官方名单中除名
the act of taking names off an official list, sometimes in a way that is not legal
The purging of the voters' roll appears to have disproportionately affected black voters. 清除选民名单的做法似乎对黑人选民产生了不成比例的影响。
(REMOVING STH HARMFUL)
[ C or U ]（对无用、有害或邪恶事物的）祛除，清除
the act of getting rid of something unwanted, harmful, or evil
Dejunking involves a gradual purging of all the stuff you don't need. 断舍离就是逐步清除所有你不需要的东西。
He believes there are areas when the word of God must simply be applied and purging of evil effected. 他认为在某些领域，必须引用上帝的话语对邪恶进行清除。
Books often get tossed back in the car boot in those last-minute trailhead purgings to make your pack lighter. 为了让背包更轻，人们经常在开始徒步前的最后一刻选择把书籍扔回汽车行李箱。
(GETTING RID OF FOOD)
[ U ]（为清除体内食物所做的）催吐，催泻，其目的之一是不增加体重
the act of getting rid of food from your body, for example in order to stop yourself gaining weight, either by making yourself vomit or by using laxatives (= substances that make it easier for waste from the body to come out)
Binging or purging may be ways of dealing with feelings of trauma. 暴食或催泻可能是缓解创伤的办法