Word · Frequency #3110
Fully loadedeliminated
淘汰
eliminated is the past of eliminate.
remove from a contest or race
- 1.
To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.
彻底清除,摆脱,终止。
- 2.
To render (a facility) unusable, to destroy it; to disable (a soldier), make them unable to fight (typically but not necessarily by killing)
使(设施)无法使用,将其摧毁；使(士兵)丧失战斗力(通常但不一定通过击杀)。
- 3.
To excrete (waste products).
排泄(废物)。
- 4.
To exclude (from investigation or from further competition).
排除(于调查或进一步竞争之外)。
- 5.
To record amounts in a consolidation statement to remove the effects of inter-company transactions.
在合并报表中记录金额,以消除公司间交易的影响。
消灭；消去（未知数）；彻底清除,摆脱,终止。；使(设施)无法使用,将其摧毁；使(士兵)丧失战斗力(通常但不一定通过击杀)。；排泄(废物)。
In use
We need to eliminate all unnecessary costs from the budget.
Our school team was eliminated in the semifinal.
To solve the equations, eliminate the unknown variable y first.
eliminate + object
可用于消除问题、错误等。
We need to eliminate all errors from the report.
我们需要消除报告中的所有错误。
eliminate + object + from + something
常用于比赛、选拔等。
The team was eliminated from the tournament.
该队被淘汰出锦标赛。
eliminate + object (in mathematics)
用于数学或物理中。
Connections
Collocations
- eliminate poverty
- 消除贫困
- The government aims to eliminate poverty by 2030.政府计划到2030年消除贫困。
- eliminate waste
- 消除浪费
- We need to find ways to eliminate waste in production.我们需要找到消除生产浪费的方法。
- eliminate errors
- 消除错误
- The software update helped eliminate errors in the system.软件更新有助于消除系统中的错误。
- eliminate the possibility
- 排除可能性
- The investigation did not eliminate the possibility of foul play.调查并未排除谋杀的可能性。
- eliminate from the competition
- 从比赛中淘汰
- The team was eliminated from the competition in the first round.该队在首轮就被淘汰出局。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象字母E形状的橡皮擦，擦掉（eliminate）错误。
Context & Register
该词的不同义项语域差异明显：'大量消灭'多用于战争、灾难等正式或新闻报道；'淘汰'常见于比赛、选拔或商业竞争；'消去'主要用于数学与科学语境。整体属于中性偏正式语域，日常口语较少直接使用。
Grammar Note
及物动词，后接宾语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the spelling suffix '-inate'. Note that stress placement differs: 'eliminate' stresses the second syllable (/ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/), as do 'discriminate' and 'illuminate', while 'dominate', 'fascinate', 'contaminate', and 'assassinate' stress the first syllable. True rhymes require matching stressed vowel and following sounds: 'eliminate' rhymes with 'discriminate' but not with 'illuminate' (different stressed vowel).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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