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eject

🇬🇧 UK/i'dʒekt/🇺🇸 US/i'dʒekt/
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Definitions

v.

To force someone to leave a place.

驱逐;赶出

v.

To push out or release something mechanically.

弹出;排出

v.

To escape from an aircraft using an ejection seat.

弹射逃生

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
e-out of, former
+
jectthrow, cast
=eject

e- (out, a reduced form of ex-) + ject (throw) = 'throw out.' A bouncer ejects a troublemaker. A pilot ejects from a cockpit. A machine ejects a disc. In every case, something is forcefully thrown outward.

Why It Means This

Eject preserves the most physical, forceful image in the ject family. It's not a polite departure — it's being thrown out. The prefix e- (from ex-, meaning 'out') is truncated before j, giving eject rather than *exject. The word appears in both dramatic contexts (a pilot ejecting from a fighter jet) and mundane ones (ejecting a USB drive).

Common Collocations

  • 1.eject from从……弹出
  • 2.eject a disc弹出光盘
  • 3.eject a passenger赶走乘客
  • 4.ejection seat弹射座椅

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The pilot ejected from the aircraft just before the crash.

  • 2.

    The security guard ejected the disruptive patron from the club.

  • 3.

    Press this button to eject the disc from the player.

Easily Confused

eject vs expel — Both mean 'force out,' but eject is sudden and mechanical (eject a pilot, eject a disc), while expel is more formal and institutional (expel a student, expel a diplomat). Eject emphasizes the physical throwing; expel emphasizes the authority behind the removal.

Word Forms

Verb

Pastejected
3rd Personejects
Past Part.ejected
Pres. Part.ejecting

Derivatives

ejectionejector
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