exclude; repel; reject; ostracize
Meanings
3 senses · 8 examplesverb
to exclude and expel; to ostracize; to reject (people or groups)
formalUsed in social or political contexts to describe the act of isolating or removing dissenters, outsiders, or those who are different. Often seen in the set phrase 排斥异己.
We should unite all forces that can be united, rather than excluding dissidents.
Because of his eccentric personality, he was ostracized by his colleagues.
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This culture rejects foreign influences and maintains unique traditions.
verb
(physics) to repel (each other)
technicalSpecifically used in physics to describe the force between like electric charges or like magnetic poles.
Like charges repel each other, while opposite charges attract each other.
When the north poles of these two magnets face each other, they produce a repulsive force.
verb
to preclude; to rule out; to exclude (a possibility or approach)
formalOften used in formal or academic contexts, frequently with negation (不排斥) to indicate that something is not ruled out or is compatible with something else.
Realist creative methods do not preclude artistic exaggeration.
We oppose dogmatism, but we do not reject all traditions.
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This theory does not rule out the possibility of other interpretations.