REMOVE1 to remove something from inside something else2 to remove something that is fixed or joined to something else3 to remove something such as paint, dirt etc from a surface4 to remove dirt from a piece of clothing or material5 to remove writing, film, or music from paper, a tape etc6 the process of removing something7 a substance that is used to remove somethingRELATED WORDSto take off clothes 脱去衣服CLOTHES (10-11)to take something away from a place 把某物从某处拿走TAKEto get rid of something or someone 除掉某物或某人GET RID OF1 to remove something from inside something else 把某物从另一物里面拿走take out /ˌteɪk ˈaʊt/ [transitive phrasal verb]to take something from inside a container or place 取出；拿掉；去掉take out something She opened her briefcase and took out a letter. 她打开公文包取出一封信。 I need to get to a cash machine and take out some money. 我要找个自动提款机去取点钱。 We'll have to take out the engine to fix the gearbox. 我们得取出引擎来修理齿轮箱。take something out Roland reached inside his jacket and took his passport out. 罗兰伸手到夹克衫里，拿出护照。take something out of something She took a few coins out of her purse. 她从钱包里拿出几枚硬币。remove /rɪˈmuːv/ [transitive verb]to take something from inside something. Remove is more formal thantake out, and is used especially in writing 取出；去掉〔remove 比take out更正式，且尤用于书面〕 Cut the fruit in half and remove the seeds. 把水果切成两半，取出果核。 He opened the torch and removed the bulb. 他打开手电筒，取出灯泡。remove from Someone had removed some papers from the file. 有人从文件夹里拿走了几份文件。get out /ˌget ˈaʊt/ [transitive phrasal verb]to remove something from deep inside something else, often when this is difficult 〔从深处困难地〕取出，拿出get something out The spare wheel was right at the back of the boot under a load of suitcases, so it took me ages to get it out. 备用轮胎放在车后面行李箱内的一大堆皮箱底下，所以我花了很长时间才把它取出来。get something out of something It's important to get all the dirt out of the wound. 把伤口内的脏物都清理掉是很重要的。get out something If you want to get out the old photo albums, you're going to have to dig in the bottom of that trunk. 你要把旧相册拿出来的话，就得翻到那只大衣箱底下去寻找。extract /ɪkˈstrækt/ [transitive verb]to remove a natural substance from the ground or from a plant, or to take out someone's tooth 〔从地下或植物〕取出；采掘〔自然物质〕；拔〔牙〕 42 tons of gold were extracted at the mine in 1987. 1987年在这个金矿里采掘出了42吨黄金。 She had to have three teeth extracted. 她有三颗牙齿要拔掉。extract something from something The nuts are crushed in order to extract the oil from them. 压碎果仁是为了从中提取果仁油。 The bird uses its long beak to extract nectar from the flowers. 鸟用细长的喙汲取花蜜。cut out /ˌkʌt ˈaʊt/ [transitive phrasal verb]to remove something from the inside of something else, using a knife 〔用刀〕割掉，切除cut out something Make sure you cut out any tough, gristly parts before you cook the meat. 煮肉之前，一定要把连着软骨、较老的部分去掉。cut something out I knew I would have to cut the bullet out before the wound became infected. 我知道先要把子弹挖掉以免伤口受到感染。pull out /ˌpʊl ˈaʊt/ [transitive phrasal verb]to suddenly take something out from a place where it cannot be seen, for example from a pocket, bag etc 〔从衣袋、袋子等内快速〕拿出，拔出pull out something The man pulled out a gun and fired three shots. 那名男子拔出手枪开了三枪。pull something out She pulled a notebook out and scribbled a few notes. 她拿出笔记本草草地记了几笔。2 to remove something that is fixed or joined to something else 取下固定或连结在另一物上的某物take off /ˌteɪk ˈɒf/ [transitive phrasal verb]to remove something that is fixed to something else 取下，拿掉〔固定在某物的一部分〕take something off I took the lid off and tasted the soup. 我拿掉锅盖，尝了尝汤的味道。take off something He took off the old handle and fixed a new one in its place. 他取下旧手柄，换上一个新的。remove /rɪˈmuːv/ [transitive verb]to take off something that forms a piece or part of something else or that covers something else.Remove is more formal than take off, and is used especially in writing 〔从整体中〕去掉，取掉〔构成某物或覆盖某物的一块或一部分〕〔remove比take off更正式，且尤用于书面〕 Remove all the fat, then cut the meat into cubes. 去掉所有的肥肉，然后把肉切成肉丁。 Make sure that the engine has cooled down before removing the radiator cap. 拧开散热器的盖之前，要确定引擎已经冷却。remove from She was in the hospital, having a lump removed from her breast. 她在医院里，要把乳房的一处肿块切除。detach /dɪˈtætʃ/ [transitive verb]formalto remove a piece or part of something that is designed to be removed 【正式】拆卸，分开〔设计成可以被取下的某物上的一块或一部分〕 Please detach the last section of this form, fill it in, and return it to us. 撕下表格的最后一部分，填好并寄回给我们。 The control unit can be detached from the base. 控制部件可以从底座上拆下来。detachable [adjective] The coat has a detachable hood that can be detached. 这件外衣的风帽是可拆卸的。break/tear/cut off /ˌbreɪk, ˌteər, ˌkʌt ˈɒf/ [transitive phrasal verb]to remove a part of something by breaking, tearing, cutting etc it 折断/撕下/剪下break/tear/cut off something A van bumped into us, damaging one of the headlights and breaking off the aerial. 小货车撞了我们的车，损坏了一个车前灯，折断了天线。 Tear off the coupon and send it to this address. 把赠券撕下，寄到这个地址去。 Winds reached over 100 mph, tearing off roofs and flattening trees. 风速高达每小时100多英里，刮掉了屋顶，吹倒了树木。 He used to catch spiders and cut off their legs. 他以前喜欢捉蜘蛛并把蜘蛛腿剪掉。break/tear/cut something off Gerard broke the handle off accidentally when he was trying to open the door. 杰勒德在设法打开门时，不小心将门把手弄断了。 I'd like to keep this part -- is it alright if I tear it off? 我想留着这部分——把它撕下来行吗？ He cut the top off the coconut. 他把椰子的顶部削去。 He cut all his hair off as a protest. 他把头发剪光以示抗议。pick /pɪk/ [transitive verb]to remove fruit from trees or flowers from the ground 采，摘〔水果、花等〕 Migrant workers come to the orchard each autumn to pick apples. 流动工人每年秋天会到果园来摘苹果。 I'll pick a few flowers to take to mum's. 我去采些花拿到妈妈家里去。3 to remove something such as paint, dirt etc from a surface 清除表面上的油漆、尘土等take off /ˌteɪk ˈɒf/ [transitive phrasal verb]take off something She was told to go to the washroom and take off her lipstick. 他们叫她到洗手间去把口红擦掉。！take something off something A standard detergent should take most of the grease off the surface. 普通洗涤剂应该就能够把表面上大部分的油污去掉。take something off Paintstripper is the easiest way to take old paint off. 使用除漆剂是清除旧油漆最简便的方法。get off /ˌget ˈɒf/ [transitive phrasal verb]to remove something such as paint, dirt, or marks from a surface 清除，去除get something off I don't know how I'm going to get this old varnish off. 我不知道怎样才能把这些旧清漆去掉。get something off something How do you get mold stains off the wall? 你有什么办法去除墙上的霉斑吗？remove /rɪˈmuːv/ [transitive verb]to take something off a surface, especially dirt, marks, or something that should not be there 去除，清除〔尤指污垢、斑点等脏物〕 You can use lemon juice to remove the grease. 你可以用柠檬汁来去除这些油污。remove something from something Remove any dirt from the negative before printing the photograph. 冲印照片前要把底片上的污点清除干净。wipe/rub off /ˌwaɪp, ˌrʌb ˈɒf/ [transitive phrasal verb]to remove something from a surface by wiping it or rubbing it with a cloth 〔用布〕擦掉，抹去wipe/rub something off I wiped the paint off with my handkerchief. 我用手帕把油漆擦掉。wipe/rub something off something Mitchell tried to rub the dirt off the nameplate with his gloved thumb. 米切尔想用戴着手套的拇指把姓名牌上的尘垢擦掉。 He wiped the dust off the piano. 他把钢琴上的灰尘抹掉。wipe/rub off something She picked up one of the shoes and carefully wiped off the mud. 她拿起一只鞋，仔细地把泥土擦掉。scrape/scratch off /ˌskreɪp, ˌskrætʃ ˈɒf/ [transitive phrasal verb]to remove something from a surface by rubbing it with something sharp such as your fingernail or a knife 〔用指甲或小刀之类的锋利物〕刮掉，刮去scrape/scratch off something We started by scraping off the old wallpaper. 我们先刮掉了旧的墙纸。 It took a long time to scrape off all the dirt and bits of food from the top of the cooker. 花了很长时间才把锅上面的污迹和食物碎屑全部刮掉。 Someone had scratched some of the paint off my car. 有人把我的汽车上刮掉了一点漆。scrape something/it/them off The car was covered in rust and Joey had to scrape it off with a knife. 汽车外面都生了锈，乔伊不得不用刀把锈刮掉。 Lottery cards have silver panels which you scratch off to see if you have won a prize. 彩票上有银色方格，刮去后可看到是否中奖。peel off /ˌpiːl ˈɒf/ [transitive phrasal verb]to remove something such as the skin of a fruit or a piece of paper from a surface, by gently pulling it 剥去，削去〔水果的表皮等〕；撕下，剥掉〔表层的纸等〕peel off something Slice each avocado in half, then peel off the skin. 把鳄梨切成两半，然后去皮。peel something off When I peeled the label off I discovered that the old price was $2 cheaper. 我把标签撕下来时，发现原价要便宜两美元。strip /strɪp/ [transitive verb]to remove something that is covering the whole of a surface 剥去，剥掉〔整层表面〕 We stripped the doors down to the bare wood. 我们把门的外层铲掉至露出原木料。strip something off I think we should strip the old varnish off and see what the wood's like underneath. 我想我们应该把旧清漆剥掉，看看下面的木料是什么样的。4 to remove dirt from a piece of clothing or material 把尘垢从衣服或物料上清除掉get out /ˌget ˈaʊt/ [transitive phrasal verb]to remove a mark from a piece of clothing or material 清除掉，洗掉get something out of something What can I use to get these wine stains our of the tablecloth? 我可以用什么东西把桌布上的这些酒渍清除掉？get something out It's a pity about the mark on your shirt. Dry cleaning will probably get it out. 你的衬衫上有污迹，真可惜。干洗也许能把它洗掉。shift /ʃɪft/ [transitive verb]British informalto remove a mark which is difficult to remove from a piece of clothing or material 【英，非正式】去掉，洗掉〔难洗的污迹 I've washed the tablecloth three times, but I can't seem to shift these stains. 我把桌布洗过三次，但好像洗不掉这些污迹。 Blood stains are very difficult to shift. 血迹很难洗掉。come out /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ [intransitive phrasal verb]if dirt or a markcomes out, it is removed by washing or cleaning 〔尘垢或污迹〕褪去，洗掉，擦掉 Use plenty of washing powder otherwise mud and grass stains won't come out. 多用些洗衣粉，不然的话泥垢和草渍就洗不掉。wash out /ˌwɒʃ ˈaʊtǁˌwɔːʃ-/ [intransitive phrasal verb]if dirt or a markwashes out, it is removed by washing 〔尘垢或污迹〕洗掉 A lot of hair dyes are designed to wash out after three or four washes. 许多染发剂都预定能经得起三到四次的洗发后才被洗掉。5 to remove writing, film, or music from paper, a tape etc 从纸上或磁带等上擦掉字迹、影片或音乐delete /dɪˈliːt/ [transitive verb]to remove part or all of a document in a computer, so that it no longer exists 删除〔电脑文件的部分或全部〕 I think you should delete the second paragraph. 我认为你应该把第二段删除。 The computer automatically deletes any files you have not saved. 电脑自动删除你没有储存过的文件。rub outBritish/eraseAmerican /ˌrʌb ˈaʊt, ɪˈreɪzǁɪˈreɪs/ [transitive verb]to remove writing or pictures from paper by rubbing with a piece of rubber, or to remove writing or pictures from a board by rubbing with a cloth 〔用橡皮或布〕擦掉 Use a pencil so you can erase your mistakes. 用铅笔写，这样的话有错误就可以擦掉。rub something out I had to rub the whole thing out and start again. 我只好把它全部擦去重新开始。rub out something Someone had rubbed out my name. 有人把我的名字擦掉了。cross out /ˌkrɒs ˈaʊtǁˌkrɔːs-/ [transitive phrasal verb]to draw a line through a word to show that it was a mistake or that you want to change what you have written 划掉cross out something She crossed out the names of people who had left. 她把离开了的人的姓名都划掉了。cross something out That's not right. Cross it out and start again. 那不对，把它划去重新写过。erase /ɪˈreɪzǁɪˈreɪs/ [transitive verb]to remove writing, film, or music that has been recorded on a machine 抹掉，删除〔机器上记录的文字、影片或音乐〕 Is there any way I can erase this videotape so no one will see what's on it? 为了不让别人看到录像带上的内容，我能用什么办法把它删掉吗？ Somehow the magnets had erased the entire cassette. 不知怎么地，磁铁就把整盒磁带的内容都抹掉了。cut /kʌt/ [transitive verb]to remove a section from a computer document, piece of writing, or film 剪切，删除〔电脑文件、文字或电影的一节〕 Some of the descriptions are a bit long and should be cut. 有些描述太长，应该删掉。 A couple of the scenes had to be cut because they were too violent. 有几个镜头过于暴力，只得剪掉。edit out /ˌedɪt ˈaʊt, ˌedət ˈaʊt/ [transitive phrasal verb]to remove something when you are preparing a book, piece of film etc for printing or broadcasting. 〔在编辑书本、剪辑电影等过程中〕剪掉，删掉edit something out If you make a mistake, don't worry - we can edit it out before the interview is shown. 如果你出错的话不必担心，访问播出前我们会把它剪辑掉。edit out something They had edited out several of the most important points in the article. 他们把文章中最重要的几点都删掉了。6 the process of removing something 消除某物的过程removal /rɪˈmuːvəl/ [uncountable noun]removal of Treatment usually consists of removal of the tumour combined with drug treatment. 治疗通常包括切除肿瘤，再辅以药物治疗。 Removal of the brake pads is a simple operation which can be done with a few basic tools. 拆除刹车板很简单，有几件基本工具就能做到。extraction /ɪkˈstrækʃən/ [uncountable noun]the process of removing a natural substance from the ground or from a plant, or removing a tooth from someone's body 〔从地下或植物〕采掘，提取〔自然物质〕；拔牙extraction of The protesters are opposed to the extraction of minerals in the area. 抗议者反对在该地区开采矿物。 Dentists will only resort to extraction of a tooth when all other treatments have failed. 牙医只有在所有别的治疗方法都无效后才会拔牙。7 a substance that is used to remove something 用来除去某物的东西remover /rɪˈmuːvəʳ/ [countable noun]stain/paint/make-up etc removera substance that is used to remove stains, marks, make-up etc 去污剂/脱漆剂/卸妆液等 You can usually get coffee stains out with a stain remover. 使用去污剂通常能把咖啡迹去掉。stripper /ˈstrɪpəʳ/ [countable noun]paint/wallpaper strippera substance that is used to remove paint or wallpaper 除漆剂/墙纸清除剂 Always wear gloves when working with paint stripper. 使用去漆剂时一定要戴上手套。