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ostracization

/os-truh-sahyz/US // ˈɒs trəˌsaɪz //UK // (ˈɒstrəˌsaɪz) //

排斥,被排斥,排挤,排斥现象

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v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    os·tra·cized, os·tra·ciz·ing.

    • : to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.: His friends ostracized him after his father's arrest.
    • : to banish from his or her native country; expatriate.
    • : to banish temporarily by popular vote.

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Examples

  • Upon her arrival in Congress, GOP leadership did not ostracize her, but seated her on the Education and Labor and Budget committees.

  • On the other hand, professing a belief in Darwinian evolution over the biblical narrative will likely ostracize you from family, friends, co-workers, your church community—in short most of your social infrastructure.

  • What can this tell us about the history of disability and ostracization?

  • My family suffers from the ostracization I experienced until this very day.

  • Any accusation is guaranteed to bring media scrutiny, and the accuser risks ostracization on campus.

  • She was also too heavily conditioned to graduate, and she hated college since her ostracization by the Sans.