英语词汇“eliminate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

eliminateeliminate /ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt/ ●●○ W3 AWL verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYeliminate

Origin: 1500-1600 Latin eliminatus, past participle of eliminare to put out of doors

VERB TABLE

eliminate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	eliminate
	he, she, it	eliminates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	eliminated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have eliminated
	he, she, it	has eliminated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had eliminated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will eliminate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have eliminated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am eliminating
	he, she, it	is eliminating
	you, we, they	are eliminating
Past	I, he, she, it	was eliminating
	you, we, they	were eliminating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been eliminating
	he, she, it	has been eliminating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been eliminating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be eliminating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been eliminating

COLLOCATIONS► eliminated the possibility

Have you eliminated the possibility that he might have a hearing defect?

1to completely get rid of something that is unnecessary or unwanted: The company will eliminate 74,000 jobs over the next four years.eliminate something from something Try to eliminate high-calorie foods from your diet.2to decide that a choice or possibility is not correct or not appropriate, and therefore does not need to be considered any more: First eliminate any answers that are clearly wrong. Have you eliminated the possibility that he might have a hearing defect?3[usually passive] to force a team or person out of a competition through defeat: The Colts were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.4to kill someone in order to prevent him or her from causing trouble: The dictator eliminated anyone who might be a threat to him. [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin eliminatus, past participle of eliminare to put out of doors]