eliminate
英 /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/ 美 /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/
- v. 消除；排除To remove or get rid of something completely.
- v. 淘汰To defeat someone so they cannot continue in a competition.
This water filter eliminates unpleasant smells from tap water.
这个净水器能去除自来水中的异味。
Improved public transport could eliminate the need for many urban residents to own a private car.
改善公共交通可以使许多城市居民不再需要拥有私家车。
搭配
eliminate the need for 消除对……的需要eliminate errors 消除错误eliminate a possibility 排除一种可能性be eliminated from a competition 在比赛中被淘汰
辨析提示
比reduce更彻底，强调完全去除或排除。
词族
elimination (n.)
相关词
- elimination 消除；排除
- relate 有关；使有联系
- fundamental 根本的；基本的
- seemingly 看似；表面上
- alternative 替代选择；替代品
- imaginative 富有想象力的；有创意的
- nevertheless 然而；尽管如此
- characteristic 特征；特点
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