eliminate
/ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/verb
with obj.
1- completely remove or get rid of (something)消除, 根除, 排除：
a policy that would eliminate inflation.
一项消除通货膨胀的政策。
1.1
- exclude (someone or something) from consideration对…不予考虑, 把…排除在外：
the police have eliminated Lawrence from their inquiries.
警方已不再考虑质询劳伦斯。
1.2
- murder (a rival or political opponent)杀死, 除掉（对手或政敌）。
1.3
- （一般作be eliminated）exclude (a person or team) from further participation in a sporting competition following defeat or inadequate results（在体育比赛中）淘汰（某人或队）：
Arbroath were eliminated from the cup in the first round.
阿布劳阿斯在杯赛的第一轮中就被淘汰了。
1.4
- Mathematics remove (a variable) from an equation, typically by substituting another which is shown by another equation to be equivalent【数】消去。
1.5
- Chemistry generate or remove (a simple substance) as a product in the course of a reaction involving larger molecules【化】消去, 消除。
1.6
- 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。
派生词
eliminable
adjectiveelimination
nouneliminator
nouneliminatory
adjective词源
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'.