elimination

/ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃn/ noun
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

消除,排除;淘汰;排泄

释义与例句

noun 消除,排除;淘汰;排泄
the act of removing or getting rid of something completely; the process of removing someone from a competition
  1. The elimination of poverty remains a major global goal.
    消除贫困仍然是全球的一项重要目标。
  2. Their team suffered elimination in the first round.
    他们的球队在第一轮就被淘汰了。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The body's elimination of waste is essential for health.
    身体排除废物对健康至关重要。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 eliminate(消除)+ ion → 消除的行为 → 消除、淘汰。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • eliminate 消除;淘汰
    elimination 的动词词根。
同义词
  • removal 去除;移走
    removal 指一般的移走,elimination 强调彻底清除或淘汰。
    The removal of old furniture made the room look bigger. 搬走旧家具后房间看起来更大了。
反义词
  • introduction 引入;介绍
    introduction 是把事物引入,与 elimination(去除)方向相反。
    The introduction of new technology improved productivity. 新技术的引入提高了生产率。
常见搭配
  • elimination of 消除……
    The government aims for the elimination of the disease by 2030. 政府的目标是到 2030 年消除该疾病。
  • suffer elimination 被淘汰
    The team suffered elimination after losing the final match. 该队在输掉最后一场比赛后被淘汰。
  • process of elimination 排除法
    By a process of elimination, we identified the correct answer. 通过排除法,我们找到了正确答案。