purge
purge — 動詞
- purgepresent simple I / you / we / they
- purgeshe / she / it
- purgedpast simple
- purging-ing form
1. to force people to leave a political party, company, or other group because thei
清除
為排除異己，將人驅離組織
to force people to leave a political party, company, or other group because their ideas or actions are considered dangerous or unacceptable to those in power
The new director purged the department of everyone who had supported her rival.
新任主管把支持競爭對手的人都清出了部門。
purge + organization + of + people
Andrés was purged from the committee after he spoke out against the leadership.
Andrés 因公開批評領導階層而被清除出委員會。
passive: be purged from [group]
After the failed coup, the general purged the army of all suspected traitors.
政變失敗後，將軍把軍中所有疑似叛徒都清除了。
The party spent years purging members who did not follow the official line.
該黨多年來不斷清除不遵循黨內路線的成員。
Top managers were purged during the company's restructuring, leaving many teams without leaders.
公司重整期間，多名高階主管被清除，許多團隊頓時群龍無首。
文法句型
purge + noun phrase (people/group) + from + organization
用法筆記
Subject is usually a government, political party leader, or high-ranking manager. The people removed are almost always described as a group or category, not as named individuals.
常見錯誤
2. to delete entries from an official list or record, sometimes without proper lega
刪除
將名字從官方名單中移除
to delete entries from an official list or record, sometimes without proper legal authority
Election officials were accused of purging thousands of voters from the register before the vote.
選務人員被指控在投票前從選民名冊上刪除了數千人的名字。
purge + voters + from + register
Sari found her name had been purged from the alumni database after she stopped paying.
Sari 發現自己因停止繳費，名字已從校友資料庫中被刪除。
The IT team purged user accounts that had been inactive for more than two years.
資訊團隊刪除了超過兩年未使用的舊帳戶。
Opposition parties claimed the government was illegally purging names from the citizenship roll.
反對黨聲稱政府非法從國籍名冊中刪除名字。
The registrar purged duplicate entries from the membership list before posting the final version.
戶籍人員在公布最終名單前，刪除了會員名錄中的重複資料。
- delete
neutral term, no implication of unfairness
- erase
implies complete removal, often with a sense of loss
- strike off
British English, formal removal from a list or register
文法句型
purge + noun phrase + from + list/record
用法筆記
Frequently describes controversial removal of names from voter rolls or membership lists, often implying the action is unfair or secretive. 'Purge' here carries a stronger negative connotation than 'remove' or 'delete'.
3. to completely remove or eliminate something harmful, unpleasant, or morally wron
去除；淨化
徹底清除有害或不想要的事物
to completely remove or eliminate something harmful, unpleasant, or morally wrong; to make something or someone clean or pure again
The water filter purges harmful chemicals from the tap supply.
這款濾水器能去除自來水中的有害化學物質。
Kenji tried to purge the accident from his memory, but the images returned at night.
Kenji 試圖把車禍從記憶中抹去，但那些畫面總在夜裡浮現。
purge + abstract object + from + mind
The new leader promised to purge the government of corruption within his first year.
新任領袖承諾在上任第一年內淨化政府中的貪腐。
Reema hoped the apology would purge her of the guilt she had carried for years.
Reema 希望這句道歉能洗去她多年來的罪惡感。
The software automatically purges temporary files every week to free up storage space.
該軟體每週會自動清除暫存檔案，以釋放儲存空間。
文法句型
purge + noun phrase (unwanted thing)
purge + reflexive pronoun + of + noun
用法筆記
Used for both concrete impurities (toxins, chemicals, junk files) and abstract evils (corruption, guilt, bad memories). The reflexive form 'purge oneself of' is common for moral or emotional cleansing.
常見錯誤
4. to empty the stomach or bowels of waste, usually by causing yourself to throw up
催吐；清腸
強制將胃腸內容物排出體外
to empty the stomach or bowels of waste, usually by causing yourself to throw up or by taking medicine that makes the bowels move
Patients with severe poisoning may be given medicine to purge the contents of their stomach.
嚴重中毒的患者可能需要服藥將胃部內容物排出。
The doctor warned that purging after meals can seriously damage the teeth and throat.
醫生警告，進食後催吐會嚴重損害牙齒和喉嚨。
intransitive use — medical warning context
Felix was admitted to the clinic after months of secretly purging to control his weight.
Felix 因數月來祕密集體清空腸胃以控制體重，而被送進診所。
Some athletes have admitted to purging before weigh-ins to meet weight-class requirements.
部分運動員坦承曾在賽前過磅時催吐，以達到體重級別要求。
The herbal mixture was traditionally used to purge the bowels during fasting rituals.
這種草藥混合物傳統上用來在禁食儀式中清空腸道。
文法句型
purge (transitive: cause evacuation)
purge (intransitive: vomit or use laxatives)
用法筆記
⚠️ SENSITIVE TOPIC. This sense is strongly associated with bulimia nervosa and other eating disorders. Use caution when teaching this meaning; avoid framing it in neutral or positive terms. The intransitive form ('to purge') is common in medical and mental-health contexts.
purge — 名詞
- purgesingular
- purgesplural
1. a situation in which a large number of people are forced to leave an organizatio
整肅
大規模將人驅逐出組織的行動
a situation in which a large number of people are forced to leave an organization or country because their beliefs or actions are considered a threat
The party's purge of moderate members shocked the international community.
該黨對溫和派成員的整肅震驚了國際社會。
purge of + [type of people]
Hundreds of journalists fled the country after the army launched a purge of the media.
軍方對媒體發動整肅後，數百名記者逃離了該國。
The purge at the university removed twelve professors who had supported the student protests.
大學的整肅行動開除了十二名支持學生抗議的教授。
Purge survivors described a climate of fear where no one dared to speak openly.
經歷整肅的人描述了一種人人不敢公開說話的恐懼氛圍。
The company's purge of senior staff was followed by the appointment of a new board.
公司整肅高層之後，隨即任命了一組全新的董事會。
用法筆記
Often implies a large-scale, systematic removal that is sudden and driven by ideology or power struggles rather than performance.
常見錯誤
2. the act of deleting entries from an official list, often done secretly or withou
名單刪除
從官方名錄上移除名字
the act of deleting entries from an official list, often done secretly or without proper legal authority
The purge of the voter register affected more than fifty thousand people.
選民名冊的刪除行動影響了超過五萬人。
An audit revealed a massive purge of patient records from the hospital database.
稽核查出醫院資料庫中的病歷被大規模刪除。
Activists protested the purge of names from the welfare recipient list, calling it illegal.
社運人士抗議福利受領人名單被刪除，稱此舉違法。
The data purge removed thousands of inactive user profiles without notifying account holders.
這次資料刪除移除了數千個閒置帳戶，但未通知帳號持有人。
Lawyers argued that the purge of opposition voters was designed to influence the election result.
律師主張刪除反對黨選民的做法是為了影響選舉結果。
用法筆記
Less common than the political-purge sense. When used for lists, it usually implies a controversial or unfair removal, as opposed to routine data cleaning.