Depose
[ dɪ'poz ]
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vt. 罢免，免职;宣誓作证;废黜（君主等）;放置;
vi. 宣誓证明;
💡 词根助记
de去掉,下去+pose放，职位→去掉职位,放下去→免职；沉淀
📝 例句
depose(=discrown;dethrone)a king
废黜国王
The king was deposed by the revolution.
国王由于革命而被废除王位。
The witness deposed that he had seen the accused on the day of the murder.
证人宣誓证明在谋杀案发生那天他曾看见被告。
10. The right to elect chieftains and to depose them.
10﹒选举和撤换酋长的权利。
The witness is going to depose.
证人即将宣誓做证。
🌱 联想助记
【记】pose-摆放,de-down向下:把一个人从很高的地方给拉下来…免职
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
depose
v
1 [Tn] remove (esp a ruler such as a king) from power 罢免, 革除, 废黜（尤指统治者, 如国王）.
2 [Ipr, Tf] ~ to doing sth (law 律) give (usu written) evidence, esp on oath in a lawcourt （通常以书面）证明, 作证（尤指在法庭宣誓）
depose to having seen sth 宣誓证明曾目睹某事物
depose that one saw sth 宣誓证明亲眼见到某事物. Cf 参看 deposition.
🔁 扩展释义
*[di'pәuz]vt. 免职, 废黜, 作证vi. 作证, 供证【法】 宣誓件证, 免...的职
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But Dad was so exhausted when he came home from work.
但爸爸工作回来时已经累得不得了了。
We've got to get a telepnone stand for the hallway.
我们必须有一部电话放在走廊。
If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected.
如果不是国会大厦在1834年被焚毁的话，这座大钟永远也不会建造。