eliminate
柯林斯词典
1. V-T To eliminate something, especially something you do not want or need, means to remove it completely. 根除[正式]
Recent measures have not eliminated discrimination in employment. 最近的举措还未能根除就业歧视。
2. eliminationN-UNCOUNT 根除
...the prohibition and elimination of chemical weapons. …对化学武器的禁止和销毁。
3. V-T PASSIVE When a person or team is eliminated from a competition, they are defeated and so stop participating in the competition. 淘汰
I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semi-finals. 我在400米半决赛中被淘汰了。
4. V-T If someone says that they have eliminated an enemy, they mean that they have killed them. By using the word "eliminate," they are trying to make the action sound more positive than if they used the word "kill." 消灭
He declared war on the government and urged right-wingers to eliminate their opponents. 他向政府宣战并且力劝右翼分子们消灭他们的对手。
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eliminate /ɪˈlɪmɪˌneɪt/ (eliminating,eliminated,eliminates)
剑桥词典
- C1 [ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]
- Water helps eliminate toxins from your system .
- Police have eliminated him from their enquiries .
- The virus can never be entirely eliminated from the body .
- The programme will minimize , though not eliminate, the problem .
- She hired an assassin to eliminate her rival . 返回 eliminate
to remove or take away someone or something
排除;消除;清除
A move towards healthy eating could help eliminate heart disease . 养成健康的饮食习惯有助于消除心脏病诱因。
We eliminated the possibility that it could have been an accident . 我们排除了这或许是一起意外事故的可能性。
The police eliminated him from their enquiries . 警察已把他排除在调查对象之外。
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 often passive ]
to defeat someone so that they cannot continue in a competition
(比赛中)淘汰
He was eliminated in the third round of the competition . 他在第3轮比赛中被淘汰。
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ] slang
to murder someone
消灭;干掉
A police officer was accused of helping a drug gang eliminate rivals . 一名警察被指控帮助一个贩毒黑帮铲平敌对帮派。
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