rule out

柯林斯詞典

1. PHRASAL VERB If you rule out a course of action, an idea, or a solution, you decide that it is impossible or unsuitable. 不考慮; 排除
The Treasury Department has ruled out using a weak dollar as the main solution for the country's trade problems. 財政部已經(jīng)不考慮使用疲軟美元作為解決該國貿(mào)易問題的主要辦法。
2. PHRASAL VERB If something rules out a situation, it prevents it from happening or from being possible. 阻止…發(fā)生; 使…不可能
A serious car accident in 1986 ruled out a permanent future for him in farming. 1986年的一起嚴重車禍使他永遠無法務農(nóng)了。