rule out
拒絕考慮,把…排除在外,使成為不可能
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]