eliminate
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (from sth) remove (esp sb/sth that is not wanted or needed) 消除, 清除, 排除(尤指不必要或不需要的某人[某物])
eliminate mistakes from one's writing 消除文字中的错误
The police have eliminated two suspects (from their enquiry). 警方(从调查中)已排除了两名受嫌疑的人.
eliminate waste matter from the body 从体内排出废物.
2 [Tn] (infml 口) kill (sb) ruthlessly 干掉(某人)
The dictator had eliminated all his political opponents. 独裁者已将所有政敌干掉.
3 [esp passive 尤用於被动语态
Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (from sth) exclude sb from further stages in a competition, through defeat, etc 淘汰某人
He was eliminated (from the contest) in the fourth round. 他在第四轮(从比赛中)被淘汰.
Sun Huilin is Chinese, Peter is Australian, Lynn is from Greece and I'm from Britain.
孙辉林是中国人,彼得是澳大利亚人,林恩是希腊人,我是英国人。
My dear friend, Mathilde. Let me tell you something. That necklace you borrowed from me wasn't a real diamond necklace. It wasn't valuable at all. The stones in the necklace were made of glass. It was worth five hundred francs at the most.