1.remove的基本意思是“移走”,指人或事物自行或被外力从原来的或正常的场所、位置或职业上移开,前往新的或临时的场所、位置或职业,引申可表示“排除”某障碍,“移居”“开除”,有时还可指“脱掉”帽、衣、鞋等。
2.remove既可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语; 用作不及物动词时,常与to或into连用,表示“搬到”“搬进”某地; 与from连用表示“从…移走〔除掉〕”。remove用作不及物动词时主动形式常含有被动意义。

remove from(v.+prep.)
1.从…中移开〔拿走、除掉〕 take sth away from sth; get rid of sth unwanted from sth
▲remove from sth
They have removed from this town.他们已迁离此城。
▲remove sb/sth from sth
They removed their weapons from the gun racks.他们从枪架上收走了枪。
He removed his hand from the man's collar.他挪开抓住那人衣领的手。
Please remove the cloth from the table.请把桌子上的桌布拿掉。
Imes removed his greatcoat from the cloakroom.艾姆斯从衣帽间取出他的大衣。
Please remove your bag from the seat so that I can sit down.请把你的包从座位上拿开好让我坐下来。
She removed mud from her shoes.她擦去了鞋上的泥浆。
How can I remove the stains from my coat? 我上衣上的墨迹怎样才能去掉?
They had to remove the ashes from the burner first.他们得先把炉内的灰清除掉。
This mixture can remove stains from metal and china.这种混合剂能去除金属和瓷器上的污迹。
Remove my name from your mailing list.请把我的名字从你们的邮寄名单上去掉。
They used the method of removing the burning brands from under the boiling cauldron.他们使用了釜底抽薪的办法。
Nothing can remove him from the memory of his people.什么也不能把他从人民的记忆中抹掉。
Reference books must not be removed from the reading room.参考书不得从阅览室拿走。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
The boy is removed from school.这个男孩被学校开除了。
The rioters were forcibly removed from the plaza.暴徒们被强行驱逐出广场。
He will probably be removed from the list of candidates for these bodies.他的名字可能会从这些团体的候选人名单中去掉。
2.将(某人)撤〔免〕职 dismiss sb from a position, usually of responsibility
▲remove sb from sth
They removed him from his position.他们撤销了他的职务。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
The corrupt official was removed from office.那个贪官被免职了。
He was suddenly removed from command.他突然被免去指挥权。

remove into(v.+prep.)
搬进〔到〕 move into some place
▲remove into sth
We are going to remove into a new house.我们将要搬到一栋新房子里去。
▲remove sth into sth
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
The body will be removed into one of the cold storage chambers.尸体将被移到一个冷冻间里。

remove out(v.+adv.)
移〔搬〕出 take sth out
▲remove sth out (of sth)
They removed the pump out of the room.他们将这台泵从室内搬出。

remove to(v.+prep.)
1.(把…)迁移到,搬到 take sth to some place
▲remove to sth
They have decided to remove to a warm climate.他们已决定搬到一个气候温暖的地方居住。
I am going to remove to a new house.我将搬到一栋新房子里去。
▲remove sth to sth
He removed his desk to another office.他把自己的写字台搬到另一间办公室。
▲remove from sth to sth
They removed from Xidan to the western suburbs last year.去年他们从西单搬到西郊。
They removed from the city to the countryside.他们从城市迁到了农村。
2.把…调往 dispatch sth to some place
▲remove sth to sth
The general has removed the troop to the front.将军已把这支部队调往前线。

用作不及物动词
▲S+～(+A)
Our office has removed.我们的机关迁址了。
用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
Let me remove the milk jug.我来把牛奶缸子拿开。
They removed royal jelly for medicinal use.他们把蜂王浆取出用作药品。
They all came to help remove the stones.他们都来帮忙搬石头。
The tea-ladies came in to remove the cups.端茶小姐进来端走了茶杯。
Let's remove the obstacles.咱们来把这些障碍撤掉。
Bleach removes colour.漂白剂可以去掉颜色。
Milk is put through a clarifier to remove any foreign matters.牛奶要经过一个澄清器来除去杂质。
The traveller removed his wet coat.旅行者脱掉了身上的湿外衣。
People remove their hats in a theatre.人们在影剧院里要脱帽。
He removed all traces of having been there.他抹去了他曾到过那里的所有痕迹。
He removed all the evidence of his crime.他销毁了他犯罪的全部证据。
I am going to do all I can to remove the unpleasant impression you have of me.我要尽力消除你对我的不良印象。
Completion of this work will remove the threat of drought and waterlogging.完成了这项工程,将消除旱涝威胁。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
The threat of redundancy was suddenly removed.裁员的威胁顿时消除了。
Hidden boulders have been removed by dynamiting.暗礁都用炸药炸掉了。
He was later removed by the board of directors.后来他被董事会撤职了。
其他
▲v-ed as o-Compl.
Doctors advised me to have it removed.大夫都劝我把它割掉。
The accident victim had to have his leg removed.事故的受害者不得不截去一条腿。

remove, alienate, divert, divorce
这四个词的共同意思是“脱离”。其区别是：remove强调所处位置上的“脱离”,常用于指脱离生产、实际等; divert原意指方向上的“改变”,引申表示“转移”某人的注意力等; alienate和divorce的意思相同,用于指和经常在一起的人或物相“脱离”,如脱离人民、群众等。例如:
By adopting this policy, they risk alienating many of their supporters.他们采取这个政策,就要冒着同许多支持者疏远的风险。
The outbreak of the North war has diverted public attention away from other national problems.北方战事的爆发已把公众的注意力从其他全国性问题上转移开来。
It is difficult to divorce politics from sport.把政治与体育完全分开是很难的。
remove, move, shift, transfer
参见move条。

1980年,我们全家搬到那里。
［误］  Our family was removed there in 1980.
［正］  Our family removed there in 1980.
［正］  Our family moved there in 1980.
［析］  remove作“搬家”解时为不及物动词,无被动语态。用于搬家时, move比remove常用。

［同义词］   carry, convey, dislodge, displace, eliminate, move, take away, take off, transfer
［词源］  ＜拉丁语removere(远离)