1.remove sb. from office 解除某人的职务
Directors may not be removed from office without cause by the Shareholders' General Meeting prior to the expiration of their term of office.
董事在任期届满以前,股东大会不得无故解除其职务。
2.at the threshold 处于开始阶段
The development of choice-of-law rules in China is still at the threshold.
著作权冲突规范在我国的发展仍然处于起步阶段。
3.root out 根除
However, as anyone who has wrestled with a persistent case of athlete's foot knows, it's not easy to root out a fungus once it's taken hold.
不过,一直与脚癣做斗争的所有人都知道,一旦被真菌沾上想根除它谈何容易。
4. be refuted by 被……否定
After World War II, the legend was refuted by the academic community and disappeared form formal school education.
二战结束后,在学界的影响下,此传说已被否定,并退出了学校教育体系。











