evict

[英] [ɪˈvɪkt] [美] [ɪˈvɪkt] 生词本

vt.

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  • 英英释义

1. VERB (通常因为违法或毁约而)驱逐,赶出 If someone is evicted from the place where they are living, they are forced to leave it, usually because they have broken a law or contract. 
  • They were evicted from their apartment after their mother became addicted to drugs...

    他们的母亲吸毒上瘾后,他们被从公寓里赶了出来。

  • In the first week, the city police evicted ten families...

    在第一周内,该市警方就驱逐了10个家庭。

  • If you don't keep up payments you could be evicted.

    如果不继续交费,你会被赶出去。

Verb

1. expel or eject without recourse to legal process;

  • "The landlord wanted to evict the tenants so he banged on the pipes every morning at 3 a.m."

2. expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process;

  • "The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months"