to rule out

基本解释

One way to arrive at a useful definition is to rule out what innovation is not.
列出创新不是什么也许可以帮助我们给它下一个有用的定义。
Except for one thing -- in the rush to rule out a severe brain injury, you forgot the earlier CT scans for that mysterious abdominal pain that went away on its own.
要不是匆匆忙忙去做CT来排除严重的大脑损伤，你就忘记了孩子以前因为那次无缘无故的腹痛曾经做过一系列的CT扫描。
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You may need other tests to make sure you have a cataract or to rule out other conditions that may be causing vision problems.
但你可能仍需要另外的检查来明确你患有白内障或排除一些可能引起视力问题的其它情况。

But they could not rule out the possibility of a smaller effect similar to that seen earlier for strokes.
Good. To rule out the second slice, I need to be rational myself, and I need to know that others are rational.
要剔除46到67的数,不仅首先自己要是理性的,而且也要知道别人也是理性的
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Then we were able to rule out 46 and above.
那我们也能剔除46及以上的数
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They wanted the White House to rule out the possibility of them happening altogether.
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