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 。