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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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