/rɪd ||; rɪd/verb [T] (present participle ridding;past tense past participle rid) (formal 正式)rid yourself/sb/sth of sb/sth to make yourself/sb/sth free from sb/sth that is unpleasant or not wanted 使摆脱；使解除: He was unable to rid himself of his fears and suspicions. 他无法消除心中的疑惧。 (Brit 英) He was a nuisance and we're well rid of him (= it will be much better without him). 他是个讨厌鬼，我们最好摆脱他。 get rid of sb/sth to make yourself free of sb/sth that is annoying you or that you do not want; to throw sth away 摆脱；除去；丢弃: Let's get rid of that old chair and buy a new one. 我们丢掉这张旧椅子，买一张新的吧。