purge
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sb (of/from sth); ~ sth (away) make sb clean or pure by removing (evil, sin, etc) 为某人(免罪、 赦罪等)
Catholics go to confession to be purged of sin/purge (away) their sin/purge their souls of sin. 天主教徒透过告解以获得赦罪[净化灵魂].
2 [Tn] (dated or joc 旧或谑) empty the bowels (of a person) 给(某人)通便
A dose of this stuff will purge you! 这种药只须一剂就能让你通便!
3 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (of sb)/~ sb (from sth) rid (esp a political party) of (people thought to be undesirable); remove (such people) from (a party) 清除(尤指政党的)(异己分子); 清洗(党员)
So-called traitors were purged (from their ranks). 所谓的叛徒均已(从队伍中)清洗出去.
They promised that the party would be purged of racists/that racists would be purged from the party. 他们保证该党一定把种族主义分子清除掉[把种族主义分子从党内清洗出去].
4 [Tn] (law 律) atone for (an offence, esp contempt of court) 弥补(罪过, 尤指藐视法庭罪)
purge one's contempt 於藐视法庭後认错以求得免罪. purge, n
1 action of ridding (a political party, state, etc) of people who are considered undesirable (政党、 国家等之)清洗行动; 整肃
a purge of disloyal members 对不忠诚分子的整肃行动
the political purges that followed the change of government 随政权之改变而来的政治上的清洗.
2 (esp formerly) medicine that empties the bowels; purgative (尤指旧时的)泻药, 泻剂.
I'll keep the box in the shade so that the sun doesn't burn the little plants.
我将把盒子放在阴凉的地方,这样太阳就不会把幼苗晒枯。
Why not?
干吗不来?
My dear friend, Mathilde. Let me tell you something. That necklace you borrowed from me wasn't a real diamond necklace. It wasn't valuable at all. The stones in the necklace were made of glass. It was worth five hundred francs at the most.