"freeze out" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 排擠
• 故意排除

Definition

故意將某人排除在團體、活動或機會之外，通常表現得冷漠或不友善。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於非正式場合，尤其是社交場合。表達的是故意、未明說的排擠，與實際溫度無關。

Examples

They froze out Tom from the group project.

他們把湯姆**排擠**出了小組專案。

Sarah felt frozen out by her classmates.

莎拉覺得被同學**排擠**了。

He tried to freeze out his competitor in the company.

他試圖在公司裡**排擠**他的競爭對手。

If you keep ignoring Jack, he'll feel frozen out.

如果你一直忽視傑克，他會覺得被**排擠**。

I used to hang out with them, but lately they've kind of frozen me out.

我以前跟他們一起玩，不過最近他們好像**把我排擠出去了**。

Some companies try to freeze out new competitors by lowering prices.

有些公司透過降價來**排擠**新的競爭者。