名詞 purge:

1. the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
   同義詞：purging, purgation
2. an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
   同義詞：purging

動(dòng)詞 purge:

1. oust politically
2. clear of a charge
3. make pure or free from sin or guilt
   同義詞：purify, sanctify
4. rid of impurities
5. rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
   同義詞：flush, scour
6. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
   同義詞：vomit, vomit up, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up
7. excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)

1. Catholics go to confession to be purged of sin/purge (away) their sin/purge their souls of sin.
   天主教徒透過告解以獲得赦罪[凈化靈魂]。
2. They promised that the party would be purged of racists/that racists would be purged from the party.
   他們保證該黨一定把種族主義分子清除掉[把種族主義分子從黨內(nèi)清洗出去].
3. So-called traitors were purged (from their ranks).
   所謂的叛徒均已(從隊(duì)伍中)清洗出去。
4. A dose of this stuff will purge you!
   這種藥只須一劑就能讓你通便！
5. We may purge water by distillation.
   我們可以用蒸餾法使水凈化。

purge

v.（動(dòng)詞）
purged,purg.ing,purg.es
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）

To free from impurities; purify.
使?jié)崈?；使凈?/br>To remove (impurities and other elements) by or as if by cleansing.
凈化：用或仿佛用清洗的方法去掉（不干凈的東西或其他東西）
To rid of sin, guilt, or defilement.
使洗雪：使脫離罪惡、錯(cuò)誤或玷污
Law To clear (a person) of a charge or an imputation. Often used with respect to contempt of court.
【法律】 開脫：使（某人）開脫罪責(zé)或怪罪。常用于對(duì)法庭蔑視的尊敬

To rid (a nation or political party, for example) of people considered undesirable.
從（例如，一個(gè)國(guó)家或政黨中）開除被認(rèn)為是不忠的分子
To get rid of (people considered undesirable).See Synonyms at eliminate
清除（不喜歡的人）參見 eliminate
Medicine
【醫(yī)學(xué)】
To cause evacuation of (the bowels).
導(dǎo)致（下消化道的）腹瀉
To induce evacuation of the bowels in an individual.
使腹瀉：造成某個(gè)人下消化道的腹瀉
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To become pure or clean.
變得純凈或清潔
Medicine To undergo or cause an emptying of the bowels.
【醫(yī)學(xué)】 使…瀉清：完成或引起腸胃的瀉清
n.（名詞）
The act or process of purging.
凈化：凈化的行為或過程
Something that purges, especially a medicinal purgative.
瀉藥：尤指藥用致瀉劑造成腹瀉的

來源：
Middle English purgen
中古英語 purgen
from Old French purgier
源自 古法語 purgier
from Latin pôrg3re
源自 拉丁語 pôrg3re
from pôrus [pure] * see peu…-
源自 pôrus [純凈的] *參見 peu…-

【引伸】
purg.er
n.（名詞）