1 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. 消除,剔除,根除(尤指不需要之物) [formal]
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The Sex Discrimination Act has not eliminated discrimination in employment. [VERB noun]
《反性别歧视法》并未根除工作中的歧视。
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Academic departments are being eliminated. [VERB noun]
纯理论研究院系即将被裁撤。
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If you think you may be allergic to a food or drink, eliminate it from your diet. [VERB noun + from]
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。
SYN remove, end, stop, withdraw
2 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. (在竞赛中)淘汰
SYN knock out, drop, reject, exclude
3 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'. 消灭;干掉
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He declared war on the government and urged right-wingers to eliminate their opponents. [VERB noun]
他向政府宣战,并煽动右翼分子干掉他们的对手。
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The radio station claimed that 87,000 'reactionaries' had been eliminated. [VERB noun]
广播电台声称已经消灭了87,000名“反动分子”。
SYN murder, kill, do in [slang] , take out [slang]
Thesaurus | eliminate Also look up: |
VERB. | dispose of, erase, expel; (ant.) choose, include 1 knock out 2 |
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