eliminate
verb
ɪˈlɪmɪəneɪt
verb
1
to
completely
get
rid
of
something
that
is
unnecessary
or
unwanted
消除，根除
eliminate
a
need/possibility/risk/problem
etc
The
credit
card
eliminates
the
need
for
cash
or
cheques.
有了信用卡就不需要使用现金或支票了。
The
teacher
should
try
to
eliminate
the
possibility
that
the
child
has
a
hearing
defect.
老师应该尽力排除这孩子有听力缺陷的可能性。
eliminate
sth/sb
from
sth
Fatty
foods
should
be
eliminated
from
the
diet.
高脂肪食物应该从饮食中去除。
2
to
defeat
a
team
or
person
in
a
competition,
so
that
they
no
longer
take
part
in
it
淘汰
usually passive 一般用被动态
Our
team
was
eliminated
in
the
first
round.
我们队第一轮就被淘汰了。
3
to
kill
someone
in
order
to
prevent
them
from
causing
trouble
消灭; 铲除
a
ruthless
dictator
who
eliminated
all
his
rivals
铲除所有异己的残酷的独裁者
4
eliminate sb from your enquiries
if
the
police
eliminate
someone
from
their
enquiries,
they
decide
that
that
person
did
not
commit
a
particular
crime
[英] 〔警方〕将某人排除在调查对象之外
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