eliminate

eliminate
[ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt]
verb
  1. [with obj.]completely remove or get rid of (something)
    消除，根除，除去
    a policy that would eliminate inflation.
    一项消除通货膨胀的政策。
    ■exclude (someone or something) from consideration
    不加考虑，排除
    the police have eliminated Lawrence from their inquiries.
    警方已不再考虑质询劳伦斯。
    ■murder (a rival or political opponent)
    杀死，除掉（对手或政治反对者）
    ■(一般作 be eliminated)exclude (a person or team) from further participation in a sporting competition following defeat or inadequate results
    （体育比赛中）淘汰（某人或队）
    Arbroath were eliminated from the cup in the first round.
    阿布劳阿斯在杯赛第一轮就被淘汰。
    ■(Mathematics)remove (a variable) from an equation, typically by substituting another which is shown by another equation to be equivalent
    (数)消去
    ■(Chemistry)generate or remove (a simple substance) as a product in the course of a reaction involving larger molecules
    (化)消去，消除
    ■(Physiology)expel (waste matter) from the body
    (生理)排除；排泄
    this diet claims to eliminate toxins from the body.
    此食谱声称能排除体内毒素。
派生
eliminable
adjective
elimination
noun
eliminator
noun
eliminatory
adjective
语源
  1. mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'drive out, expel'): from Latin eliminat- 'turned out of doors', from the verb eliminare, from e- (variant of ex-) 'out' + limen, limin- 'threshold'
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