eliminate [ɪ'lɪm.ɪ.neɪt] verb IMPROVER transitive ■to remove or take away 排除;消除;清除•A move towards healthy eating could help eliminate heart disease.养成健康的饮食习惯有助于消除心脏病诱因。 •We eliminated the possibility that it could have been an accident.我们排除了这或许是一埸意外事故的可能性。 •The police eliminated him from their enquiries.员警已把他排除在调查对象之外。 IMPROVER transitive often passive ■to defeat someone so that they cannot continue in a competition (比赛中)淘汰•He was eliminated in the third round of the competition.他在第三轮比赛中被淘汰。 IMPROVER transitive slang ■to murder 消灭;干掉•A police officer was accused of helping a drug gang eliminate rivals.一名员警被指控帮助一个贩毒黑帮铲平敌对帮派。 |