elimination是什么意思

elimination

英 [ɪ,lɪmɪ'neɪʃən] 美 [ɪ,lɪmə'neʃən]

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

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

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.

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。

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。

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.