banishes; banished; banishing
banishes; banished; banishing
Learner's definition of BANISH
[+ object]
1
: to force (someone) to leave a country as punishment : exile放逐;流放;把…驱逐出境 2
: to send (someone or something) away赶走;禁止…出入 —
often + from or to -
He was banished from court.他被逐出法庭。
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They want to banish her from the sport.他们想禁止她参加这项运动。
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She banished the dogs to the basement during the party.朋友聚会时,她把几条狗都关在了地下室。
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The reporters were banished to another room.记者们被赶到另一个房间。
3
: to cause (something) to go away : to get rid of (something)清除;排除;消除 -
His assurances banished [=alleviated] our fears.他的再三保证消除了我们的担心。
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She tried to banish all thoughts of him from her mind. [=she tried not to think about him]她极力让自己把他完全忘掉。
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They banished [=eliminated] red meat from their diet.他们不再吃红肉。
— banishment
/ˈbænɪʃmənt/ noun [noncount]