expelled

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Khiển trách, trục xuất

BrE /ɪkˈspɛlt/ AmE /ɪkˈsplɛd/

verb en → vi

past expelled pp expelled ing expelling

1 PUNISHMENT [transitive] B1

Khiển trách, trục xuất

to order someone to leave a school, organization, or country as a punishment

  • expel somebody from somewhere

Collocations expel students from school · expel a member from an organization

  • The student was expelled from the university for cheating.

    Học sinh đã bị đuổi học khỏi trường đại học vì gian lận.

2 NATURE [transitive] B2

Đẩy ra, thải ra

to force something out of a place, especially by pushing it forcefully

  • expel something from somewhere

Collocations expel air from lungs · expel waste products from body

  • The volcano expelled a huge cloud of ash into the sky.

    Ngọn núi lửa đã phun ra một đám mây tro lớn vào bầu trời.