defrock /diːˈfrɒk/

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  V-T PASSIVE If a priest is defrocked, he is forced to stop being a priest because of bad behaviour. 免去(行为不端的牧师等)之圣职

  例：

  Mellors was preaching heresy and had to be immediately defrocked.

  梅洛斯正在宣扬异端邪说，所以必须马上被免职。

  例：

  ...a defrocked priest.

  ...一个被免职的牧师。