1.remove sb. from office 解除某人的職務
Directors may not be removed from office without cause by the Shareholders' General Meeting prior to the expiration of their term of office.
董事在任期屆滿以前,股東大會不得無故解除其職務 。
2.at the threshold 處于開始階段
The development of choice-of-law rules in China is still at the threshold.
著作權沖突規范在我國的發展仍然處于起步階段 。
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.
不過,一直與腳癬做斗爭的所有人都知道,一旦被真菌沾上想根除它談何容易 。
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.
二戰結束后,在學界的影響下,此傳說已被否定,并退出了學校教育體系 。