【句子】Phil, please. I’m trying to rule out a stroke.【Modern Family S2E23】
【发音】/fɪl/ /pliːz/ /aɪm/ /ˈtraɪ.ɪŋ/ /tə/ /ruːl/ /aʊt/ /ə/ /strəʊk/
【发音技巧】rule out a两处连读+闪音；
【翻译】Phil，拜托。我在排除中风的可能性。
【适用场合】
rule out

1. 把…排除在外；拒绝考虑某种可能性；
If you rule out a course of action, an idea, or a solution, you decide that it is impossible or unsuitable.

eg: The referee has ruled out the option of starting over.
裁判把重新开始这种选择排除在外。
裁判拒绝重新开始比赛。

eg: I won't rule out a June election.
我不排除6月份进行选举的可能性。

eg: The police haven't yet ruled out murder.
警察尚未排除谋杀的可能性。

eg: The police have not ruled him out as a suspect.
警察尚未排除他的嫌疑。

2. 阻止某事的发生；
If something rules out a situation, it prevents it from happening or from being possible.

eg: The snowstorm ruled out their weekly meeting.
暴风雪使他们一周一次的会议无法举行。

eg: John's bad temper rules him out for the job.
John的臭脾气令他错失这份工作机会。

eg: The rainy weather ruled out a picnic for the weekend.
下着雨，周末无法野餐了。

eg: A serious car accident ruled out a permanent future for him in farming.
一场严重的车祸让他永远不可能再做农活了。

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I wanted to drop the course, but school policy ruled that option out.