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elimination

英[ɪ,lɪmɪ'neɪʃən] 美[ɪ,lɪmə'neʃən]
  • n. 消除;淘汰;除去

词态变化


复数: eliminations;动词: eliminate;

助记提示


1. e- "out" + limin- + -ation.
2. To eliminate somebody is literally to "kick them out of doors".
3. => exclude, expel waste from the body.

英文词源


elimination (n.)
c. 1600, "a casting out," noun of action from eliminate. Meaning "expulsion of waste matter" is from 1855.

双语例句


1. The best way to proceed is by a process of elimination.
继续进行下去的最佳方式是实行淘汰制。

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2. Their elimination from the competition was a great surprise.
他们在比赛中遭到淘汰是个很大的意外.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. The elimination of all nuclear weapons would make the world a safer place.
销毁所有的核武器将会使世界变得更安全。

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4. It is already possible to start moving toward the elimination of nuclear weapons.
已有可能朝着消除核武器的目标努力。

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5. But in some cases it has meant the elimination of jobs.
但在某些情况下自动化意味着减少就业机会.

来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件