拒绝考虑,把…排除在外,使成为不可能
rule out
v 1: make impossible, especially beforehand [syn: {preclude}, {close
out}]
2: include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement
with rules [syn: {rule in}]
3: dismiss from consideration; "John was ruled out as a
possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This
possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"
[syn: {eliminate}, {reject}]