rule out 排除
They didn't rule out coalition with the Social Democrats.
他们不排除与社会民主党人结盟的可能性。
2. Even as a semblance of post-pandemic normality appears on the horizon, fear continues to grip America’s Asian communities.
on the horizon 已露端倪的;即将发生的
There's trouble looming on the horizon.
可能快要出事了。