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defenestrate

/dee-fen-uh-streyt/US // diˈfɛn əˌstreɪt //

缩减,残缺不全,删减,诽谤

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
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    de·fen·es·trat·ed, de·fen·es·trat·ing.

    • : to throw out of a window: A Portuguese bishop, accused of conspiring with the leaders of Castile, was defenestrated from the north tower of Lisbon's cathedral in 1383.
    • : to suddenly remove from an important position or office: The chief executive was defenestrated after a corruption investigation.