depose

di'pәuz

托福GRE Collins 1

v. force to leave (an office)

vt. 免职, 废黜, 作证
vi. 作证, 供证

Collins 星级

15,557

BNC 频率

15,933

使用频率

depose 由前缀 de- 和词根 pose 组成。前缀 de- 表示“去掉、降低”，而 pose 意为“放置”。合起来理解为“放下权力”，即“罢免”或“撤职”。

例句

1. The king was deposed after the revolution.

国王在革命后被推翻。

2. The committee decided to depose the president for misconduct.

委员会决定因不当行为罢免总统。

3. Many leaders have been deposed throughout history.

历史上许多领导人都被罢免。