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 rule out
 拒絕考慮,把…排除在外,使成為不可能

 rule out
      v 1: make impossible, especially beforehand [syn: preclude, close
           out]
      2: include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement
         with rules [syn: rule in]
      3: dismiss from consideration; "John was ruled out as a
         possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This
         possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"
         [syn: eliminate, reject]