eliminate

英 [ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt]

美 [ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt]

v.  排除; 清除; 消除; (比赛中)淘汰; 消灭，干掉(尤指敌人或对手)

过去分词：eliminated　现在分词：eliminating　第三人称单数：eliminates　过去式：eliminated　

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同义词辨析

eliminateabolishannihilate【导航词义：消灭，根除】

牛津词典

verb

• 排除；清除；消除
  to remove or get rid of sth/sb
  1. Credit cards eliminate the need to carry a lot of cash.
     有了信用卡就用不着携带很多现金。
  2. The police have eliminated two suspects from their investigation.
     警方通过调查已经排除了两名嫌疑犯。
  3. This diet claims to eliminate toxins from the body.
     这种饮食据称具有排除体内毒素的作用。
• （比赛中）淘汰
  to defeat a person or a team so that they no longer take part in a competition, etc.
  1. All the English teams were eliminated in the early stages of the competition.
     所有英格兰队伍在比赛初期就被淘汰了。
• 消灭，干掉（尤指敌人或对手）
  to kill sb, especially an enemy or opponent
  1. Most of the regime's left-wing opponents were eliminated.
     这个政权的左翼反对派多数已被除掉。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 消除，剔除，根除(尤指不需要之物)
  Toeliminatesomething, especially something you do not want or need, means to remove it completely.
  1. The Sex Discrimination Act has not eliminated discrimination in employment...
     《反性别歧视法》并未根除工作中的歧视。
  2. Academic departments are being eliminated...
     纯理论研究院系即将被裁撤。
  3. If you think you may be allergic to a food or drink, eliminate it from your diet.
     如果觉得可能对某种食物或饮料过敏，将其从日常饮食中去除。
• V-PASSIVE （在竞赛中）淘汰
  When a person or teamis eliminated froma competition, they are defeated and so take no further part in the competition.
  1. I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semi-finals...
     我在400米半决赛中被淘汰。
  2. If you are eliminated in the show-jumping then you are out of the complete competition.
     如果在马术障碍赛中被淘汰，就意味着完全出局。
• VERB 消灭;干掉
  If someone says that theyhave eliminatedan 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'.
  1. He declared war on the government and urged right-wingers to eliminate their opponents...
     他向政府宣战，并煽动右翼分子干掉他们的对手。
  2. The radio station claimed that 87,000 'reactionaries' had been eliminated.
     广播电台声称已经消灭了87,000名“反动分子”。

英英释义

verb

• eliminate from the body
  1. Pass a kidney stone
  Synonym:excreteegestpass
• kill in large numbers
  1. the plague wiped out an entire population
  Synonym:annihilateextinguisheradicatewipe outdecimatecarry off
• terminate, end, or take out
  1. Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics
  2. Socialism extinguished these archaic customs
  3. eliminate my debts
  Synonym:extinguishget rid ofdo away with
• remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations
• dismiss from consideration or a contest
  1. John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi
  2. This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration
  Synonym:rule outwinnow outreject
• remove from a contest or race
  1. The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race
• do away with
  Synonym:obviaterid of

双语例句

• Out of six attempts to eliminate him, three were exposed immediately.
  欲谋害他的六个人当中三个已被揭发。
• We have the opportunity to eliminate assad.
  我们现在有了消灭阿萨德的机会。
• When you accept the risks of trading, you eliminate the potential to define market information in painful ways.
  当你接受了风险，你就不会痛苦地定义市场信息了。
• He declared war on the government and urged right-wingers to eliminate their opponents
  他向政府宣战，并煽动右翼分子干掉他们的对手。
• What are some things people can do to eliminate discrimination and prejudice?
  人们可以做哪些事来消除歧视和偏见？
• I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semi-finals
  我在400米半决赛中被淘汰。
• You will know what to check and correct to eliminate the trouble.
  你会知道如何检查和排除故障。
• But they can only marginally reduce, not eliminate the hazards.
  但这也只是在一定程度上减少了，而不是消除了危险性。
• If you think you may be allergic to a food or drink, eliminate it from your diet.
  如果觉得可能对某种食物或饮料过敏，将其从日常饮食中去除。
• Using pre-filled forms ensures accuracy and can eliminate duplicate entries by agents.
  使用预先装填的表单确保了正确性并消除了代理商的重复条目。