purge
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sb (of/from sth); ~ sth (away) make sb clean or pure by removing (evil, sin, etc) 為某人(免罪、 赦罪等)
Catholics go to confession to be purged of sin/purge (away) their sin/purge their souls of sin. 天主教徒透過告解以獲得赦罪[凈化靈魂].
2 [Tn] (dated or joc 舊或謔) empty the bowels (of a person) 給(某人)通便
A dose of this stuff will purge you! 這種藥只須一劑就能讓你通便!
3 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (of sb)/~ sb (from sth) rid (esp a political party) of (people thought to be undesirable); remove (such people) from (a party) 清除(尤指政黨的)(異己分子); 清洗(黨員)
So-called traitors were purged (from their ranks). 所謂的叛徒均已(從隊伍中)清洗出去.
They promised that the party would be purged of racists/that racists would be purged from the party. 他們保證該黨一定把種族主義分子清除掉[把種族主義分子從黨內清洗出去].
4 [Tn] (law 律) atone for (an offence, esp contempt of court) 彌補(罪過, 尤指藐視法庭罪)
purge one's contempt 於藐視法庭後認錯以求得免罪. purge, n
1 action of ridding (a political party, state, etc) of people who are considered undesirable (政黨、 國家等之)清洗行動; 整肅
a purge of disloyal members 對不忠誠分子的整肅行動
the political purges that followed the change of government 隨政權之改變而來的政治上的清洗.
2 (esp formerly) medicine that empties the bowels; purgative (尤指舊時的)瀉藥, 瀉劑.