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unseat

C2 verb

unseat /ˌʌnˈsit/ nghĩa là làm ngã khỏi yên, làm rơi khỏi chỗ ngồi

Các nghĩa

  1. làm ngã khỏi yên, làm rơi khỏi chỗ ngồi

    To dislodge or remove (someone) from a seat, especially on horseback.

    transitive

    The frightened horse reared up and unseated its rider.

    I was unseated from my bike after hitting an unexpected pothole.

    They nearly unseated me from the suddenness of the attack, and as I recovered I certainly struck at them with my whip.

  2. phế truất, hạ bệ

    To remove (someone) from an office or position, especially a political one; to dethrone.

    figuratively · transitive

    After having lost her seat to a Tory, she succeeded in unseating him in the next general election.

    India has recently unseated China as the world’s most populous country.

    As a result, the anti-Bismarck circles are encouraged in their hope of at length unseating the everlasting chancellor.

  3. thay thế, lật đổ

    To cause (something) to be removed or replaced in its role; to displace, to overturn.

    figuratively · transitive

    The Michelson-Morley experiment prompted scientists to unseat their belief in the luminiferous aether.

    Printed newspapers are gradually being unseated by digital publications.

    […] I pray thee, ask no more; for, like my poor mother, I feel as if the probing of the wound would half unseat my reason.

  4. làm mất bình tĩnh, làm kinh ngạc

    To upset the composure of (someone); to astound, to shock, to unsettle.

    figuratively · transitive

    The Matrix (1999) utterly unseated audiences around the world with its mind-blowing plot twist.

    I was somewhat unseated by the strange noises outside my window.

    No giant roast, no towering ham or sinewy wild fowl, can unseat an expert carver armed with a keen weapon.

  5. rời khỏi chỗ ngồi, tuột khỏi yên

    To come off or out of a seat.

    intransitive

    We replaced the screws, since the old ones unseated too easily.

    When the feed-valve unseats, air begins to enter the train line and the black hand moves up; […]

    Pull the trigger and the end or needle portion of a spring-loaded shaft unseats from an opening to allow liquid or air to pass through.

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