unseat

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vt. 剥夺...的席位, 使失去资格, 使退位, 罢免, 使去职, 使退职

发音

UK /(ˌ)ʌnˈsiːt/
其它
US /ˌʌnˈsit/

词形变化

unseated unseating unseats 三单 unseats unseating 现在分词 unseated 过去式 unseated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To dislodge or remove (someone) from a seat, especially on horseback.

    及物

    The frightened horse reared up and unseated its rider.

    I was unseated from my bike after hitting an unexpected pothole.

  2. 2.

    To remove (someone) from an office or position, especially a political one; to dethrone.

    比喻 及物

    After having lost her seat to a Tory, she succeeded in unseating him in the next general election.

    India has recently unseated China as the world’s most populous country.

  3. 3.

    To cause (something) to be removed or replaced in its role; to displace, to overturn.

    比喻 及物

    The Michelson-Morley experiment prompted scientists to unseat their belief in the luminiferous aether.

    Printed newspapers are gradually being unseated by digital publications.

  4. 4.

    To upset the composure of (someone); to astound, to shock, to unsettle.

    比喻 及物

    The Matrix (1999) utterly unseated audiences around the world with its mind-blowing plot twist.

    I was somewhat unseated by the strange noises outside my window.

  5. 5.

    To come off or out of a seat.

    不及物 工程

    We replaced the screws, since the old ones unseated too easily.

词汇关系

动词

上位词 3

move remove displace

词源

From un- (suffix meaning ‘not’) + seat (“to provide with a place to sit”).

来源：wiktionary