rule something or someone out
phrasal verb with rule verb uk/ruːl/ us/ruːl/
C2 把…排除在外;拒绝考虑
to decide or say officially that something is impossible or will not happen, or that something or someone is not suitable
The police haven't yet ruled out murder. 警察尚未排除谋杀的可能性。
I won't rule out a June election. 我不排除6月份进行选举的可能性。
The police have not ruled him out as a suspect. 警察尚未排除他的嫌疑。
- More examples
- The UN rush to mandate war totally ruled out any alternatives.
- He refused to rule out the possibility of a comeback.
- Smith has been ruled out of contention for the manager's job.
- The discovery rules out a link between the suspect and the scene of crime.
- We would not rule out the possibility of re-entering the B2C market if conditions change.