VERB 消除,剔除,根除(尤指不需要之物) To eliminate something, especially something you do not want or need, means to remove it completely.
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。
Academic departments are being eliminated... 纯理论研究院系即将被裁撤。
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 team is eliminated from a competition, they are defeated and so take no further part in the competition.
I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semi-finals... 我在400米半决赛中被淘汰。
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 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'.
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。
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”。