eliminate /ɪˈlɪmɪˌneɪt/ CET4 TEM4 ( eliminating, eliminated, eliminates )

• 1. 

  V-T To eliminate something, especially something you do not want or need, means to remove it completely. 根除 [正式]

  例：

  Recent measures have not eliminated discrimination in employment.

  最近的举措还未能根除就业歧视。

• 2. 

  elimination N-UNCOUNT 根除

  例：

  ...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

  例：

  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

  例：

  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。