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defenestrate
- IPA[diːˈfɛnɪstreɪt]
英式
- throw (someone) out of a window;remove or dismiss (someone) from a position of power or authority
verb: defenestrate, 3rd person present: defenestrates, gerund or present participle: defenestrating, past tense: defenestrated, past participle: defenestrated
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. rare throw (someone) out of a window she had made up her mind that the woman had been defenestrated, although the official verdict had been suicide
- 2. informal remove or dismiss (someone) from a position of power or authority the overwhelming view is that he should be defenestrated before the next election
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- IPA[dēˈfenəˌstrāt]
美式
- throw (someone) out of a window: she had made up her mind that the woman had been defenestrated, although the official verdict had been suicide
Oxford American Dictionary