BBC news 2010-02-19 加文本

rule out宣布…不可能; 排除…的可能性

例句：The regulations rule out anyone under the age of eighteen.
      按规定, 18岁以下的人都不能参加。

      A sudden storm ruled out the boat race.
      突如其来的暴风雨使划船比赛无法进行。

2.He lashed out at Russia's bloated police force for solving barely half the crimes it investigates.

lash out at痛打,狠揍;痛斥,攻击

例句：The editorial lashed out at official corruption.
      那篇社论猛烈抨击官场的腐败。

3.The plane hit the second floor of the building, which contained federal tax offices, and burst into flames. Officials were quoted as saying that the pilot has set his own house on fire before the crash.

burst into flames烧起来,烧着了

例句：The falling plane burst into flames.
      那架正在坠落的飞机忽然烧起来。

set on fire使燃烧

例句：Some sparks from a passing train set the haystack on fire.
       一列过往火车迸发出的一些火花点着了干草堆。