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eliminate vt.排除,消除 v.除去 The original literal meaning of eliminate was "to thrust over the threshold and out of doors, to kick out," but the 18th century saw the word expand to mean "to exclude," and later to ridding the body of waste. The verb then came to refer to getting rid of anything, such as a problem or foul odor. The word took an ominous turn in the 20th century, when we saw man-made pollution eliminate whole species, and war, hate, and famine nearly eliminate whole groups of people. ★★★☆☆ 2010.6

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[i'limineit] As eliminate means "get rid of or do away with," it has become used to refer to the end of a problem or even an entire species. We need to eliminate sources of pollution in order to maintain a healthy world. It tends to ignore, and thus eventually to eliminate, many elements in the land community that lack commercial value, but that are essential to its healthy functioning. 1[VERB 动词]消除，剔除，根除(尤指不需要之物) To eliminate something, especially something you do not want or need, means to remove it completely.   [V n]  [V n from n]  [FORMAL 正式]The Sex Discrimination Act has not eliminated discrimination in employment...《反性别歧视法》并未根除工作中的歧视。Academic departments are being eliminated...纯理论研究院系即将被裁撤。If you think you may be allergic to a food or drink, eliminate it from your diet.如果觉得可能对某种食物或饮料过敏，将其从日常饮食中去除。elimination...the prohibition and elimination of chemical weapons.对化学武器的禁止和销毁2[V-PASSIVE 被动动词]（在竞赛中）淘汰 When a person or team is eliminated from a competition, they are defeated and so take no further part in the competition.   [be V-ed from n]  [be V-ed]I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semi-finals...我在400米半决赛中被淘汰。If you are eliminated in the show-jumping then you are out of the complete competition.如果在马术障碍赛中被淘汰，就意味着完全出局。3[VERB 动词]消灭；干掉 If someone says that they have eliminated an enemy, they mean that they have killed them. By using the word 'eliminate', they are trying to make the action sound more positive than if they used the word 'kill'.   [V n]He declared war on the government and urged right-wingers to eliminate their opponents...他向政府宣战，并煽动右翼分子干掉他们的对手。The radio station claimed that 87,000 'reactionaries' had been eliminated.广播电台声称已经消灭了87,000名“反动分子”。

英语单词	eliminate
英美音标	[i'limineit]
中文释义	vt.排除,消除 v.除去
vocab简明	As eliminate means "get rid of or do away with," it has become used to refer to the end of a problem or even an entire species. We need to eliminate sources of pollution in order to maintain a healthy world.
vocab扩展	The original literal meaning of eliminate was "to thrust over the threshold and out of doors, to kick out," but the 18th century saw the word expand to mean "to exclude," and later to ridding the body of waste. The verb then came to refer to getting rid of anything, such as a problem or foul odor. The word took an ominous turn in the 20th century, when we saw man-made pollution eliminate whole species, and war, hate, and famine nearly eliminate whole groups of people.
真题原句	It tends to ignore, and thus eventually to eliminate, many elements in the land community that lack commercial value, but that are essential to its healthy functioning.
柯林斯星级	★★★☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]消除，剔除，根除(尤指不需要之物) To eliminate something, especially something you do not want or need, means to remove it completely. [V n] [V n from n] [FORMAL 正式] The Sex Discrimination Act has not eliminated discrimination in employment... 《反性别歧视法》并未根除工作中的歧视。 Academic departments are being eliminated... 纯理论研究院系即将被裁撤。 If you think you may be allergic to a food or drink, eliminate it from your diet. 如果觉得可能对某种食物或饮料过敏，将其从日常饮食中去除。 elimination ...the prohibition and elimination of chemical weapons. 对化学武器的禁止和销毁 2 [V-PASSIVE 被动动词]（在竞赛中）淘汰 When a person or team is eliminated from a competition, they are defeated and so take no further part in the competition. [be V-ed from n] [be V-ed] I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semi-finals... 我在400米半决赛中被淘汰。 If you are eliminated in the show-jumping then you are out of the complete competition. 如果在马术障碍赛中被淘汰，就意味着完全出局。 3 [VERB 动词]消灭；干掉 If someone says that they have eliminated an enemy, they mean that they have killed them. By using the word 'eliminate', they are trying to make the action sound more positive than if they used the word 'kill'. [V n] He declared war on the government and urged right-wingers to eliminate their opponents... 他向政府宣战，并煽动右翼分子干掉他们的对手。 The radio station claimed that 87,000 'reactionaries' had been eliminated. 广播电台声称已经消灭了87,000名“反动分子”。
来源	2010.6

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