/ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt ||; ɪˈlɪməˌnet/verb[T] 1 to remove sb/sth that is not wanted or needed 消除；排除: We must try and eliminate the problem. 我们必须尽力消灭这种问题。
2 (often passive 常用于被动语态) to stop sb going further in a competition, etc （在比赛等中）淘汰:
The school team was eliminated in the first round of the competition. 校队在比赛的第一轮中就被淘汰。 ➔elimination /ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃn ||; ɪˌlɪməˈneʃən/ noun [U]