eliminate

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e·lim·i·nate /ɪˈlɪməneɪt/ AWL verb [transitiveT]

1 STOP something THAT IS HAPPENINGto completely get rid of something that is unnecessary or unwanted 消除，根除 → eradicate

eliminate a need/possibility/risk/problem etc

The credit card eliminates the need for cash or cheques.

有了信用卡就不需要使用现金或支票了。

There is no solution that will totally eliminate the possibility of theft.

没有办法可以完全杜绝盗窃案的发生。

eliminate something/somebody from something

Fatty foods should be eliminated from the diet.

饮食中应该避免摄入高脂肪食物。

► see thesaurus at remove

In everyday English, people usually say get rid of rather than eliminate: 在日常英语中，人们一般说get rid of，而不说eliminate

It is almost impossible to get rid of the problem.

要摆脱这个问题几乎是不可能的。

2 BEAT/DEFEATto defeat a team or person in a competition, so that they no longer take part in it 〔在比赛中〕淘汰 SYN knock out

Our team was eliminated in the first round.

我们队第一轮就被淘汰了。

n Grammar

Eliminate is usually passive in this meaning.

3 KILLto kill someone in order to prevent them from causing trouble 消灭，铲除

a ruthless dictator who eliminated all his rivals

铲除所有异己的残酷独裁者

► see thesaurus at kill

4. eliminate somebody from your enquiries British EnglishBrE if the police eliminate someone from their enquiries, they decide that that person did not commit a particular crime 〔警方〕将某人排除在调查对象之外

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eliminate• His scheme involves eliminating 100,000 parking places and installing 15,000 parking-meters.• The car maker said it will eliminate 74,000 jobs over the next four years.• The dictator eliminated anyone who might be a threat to him.• Traffic police intend to eliminate congestion caused by illegally parked vehicles.• The Colts were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.• Having to live with big risks that can not be eliminated makes living with the little risks of life seem natural.• The parents were able to eliminate the intimidating outbursts almost entirely.• Advances in medical science have eliminated the need for many patients to spend long periods of time in hospital.• He supposes that technological process will eliminate the problem of scarcity of resources.

eliminate a need/possibility/risk/problem etc• In contrast, the engineer's ambition is to control, to organise, to plan and to eliminate risks.• Research will never eliminate risk, but it minimizes it.

From Longman Business Dictionary

eliminatee·lim·i·nate /ɪˈlɪməneɪt/ verb [transitiveT]

to get rid of something unnecessary or unwanted

The company plans to eliminate 2,100 jobs.

The administration’s goal was to eliminate all spending restrictions on federal grants.

Origin eliminate

(1500-1600) Latin eliminatus, past participle of eliminare “to put out of doors”

e·lim·i·nate verb →n GRAMMAR1 →REGISTER1

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