vt.

1. 清除（有害的东西）；肃清（异己）[（+of/from）]
2. 删除；除去（不需要的东西）[（+of/from）]
   purge metal of dross

   除去金属的杂质

   purge the mind from prejudices

   消除心中的偏见

3. 使（人）通便
4. 【律】以认错赎（罪）

vi.

1. 净化；清除；清洗
2. 通便

n.[C]

1. 净化；清除；清洗
   The new president carried out a purge of disloyal army officers.

   新总统对不忠的军官进行了清洗。

2. 泻药
   The medicine was an effective purge.

   这是疗效很好的泻药。

v.

1. rid of an unwanted feeling or condition.
2. remove (a group of people considered undesirable) from an organization or place.
3. remove by a cleansing process.
4. [often as noun purging] evacuate the bowels, especially as a result of taking a laxative.
5. Law  atone for or wipe out (contempt of court).

n.