to banish sb/sth (from sth)把某人∕某物从某处清除掉
They tried to banish him from politics.他们试图把他清除出政界。
+ memory, thought清除；驱除
He has now banished all thoughts of retirement.现在他已打消了退休的所有念头。
The past few days had been banished from his mind.过去几天的记忆已经从他的脑海中清空了。
England must make a good start to banish the memory of their World Cup quarter-final defeat.英格兰队必须有一个好的开始, 以忘却世界杯四分之一决赛的失利。
+ poverty消除；摆脱
I intend to continue to work to develop a vision of a Scotland that can banish poverty, whilst enhancing growth and prosperity.我准备继续朝着在苏格兰消除贫困这一愿景努力, 同时还要促进发展与繁荣。