purge
🇬🇧 UK/pә:dʒ/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
v.
To remove unwanted people or things from a group or place; to cleanse thoroughly.
清洗,清除;净化
n.
An act of removing unwanted people or impurities; a medicine that empties the bowels.
清洗,清除;泻药
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.political purge政治清洗
- 2.mass purge大规模清洗
- 3.carry out a purge实施清洗
- 4.purge of dissidents清除异见人士
Example Sentences
- 1.
The new leader ordered a purge of corrupt officials from the government.
- 2.
Stalin's Great Purge of the 1930s resulted in the execution of thousands of party members.
- 3.
The company conducted a purge of outdated files to free up storage space.