| 单词 | eliminate |
| 释义 | eliminate (ɪlɪmɪneɪt ) Word forms: eliminates , eliminating , eliminated 1. verb To eliminate something, especially something you do not want or need, means to remove it completely. [formal] The priority should be to eliminate child poverty. [VERB noun] Academic departments are being eliminated. [VERB noun] If you think you may be allergic to a food or drink, eliminate it from your diet. [VERB noun + from] elimination (ɪlɪmɪneɪʃən ) uncountable noun ...the prohibition and elimination of chemical weapons. [+ of] Synonyms: removal, end, withdrawal, taking away 2. passive verb When a person or team is eliminated from a competition, they are defeated and so take no further part in the competition. I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semi-finals. [be VERB-ed + from] If you are eliminated in the show-jumping then you are out of the complete competition. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: knock out, drop, reject, exclude 3. verb If someone says that they have eliminated an enemy, they mean that they have killed them. By using the word 'eliminate', they are trying to make the action sound more positive than if they used the word 'kill'. He declared war on the government and urged right-wingers to eliminate their opponents. [VERB noun] The radio station claimed that 87,000 'reactionaries' had been eliminated. [VERB noun] Synonyms: murder, kill, do in [slang], take out [slang] Collocations: eliminate a gap Most people are still a little faster on traditional keyboards but advances in voice technology and a reliance on mobile devices could eliminate the gap, he added. Times,Sunday Times The fund will be available to the provinces to eliminate the gap between current lengthy wait times and new targeted wait times, which are yet to be negotiated. canada.com Female pupils taking physics made significant strides in eliminating the gap between their grades and those of their male peers. Times, Sunday Times A swap test can eliminate this gap. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Good teachers can actually close or eliminate the gaps in achievement on the standardized tests that separate white and minority students. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also survived a referendum that would eliminate the city manager position with 83% voting against eliminating the position. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 More recently the new city council voted to eliminate the position of city administrator. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Perhaps you worked hard for a corporation, and one day your employer informs you they are eliminating your position. Christianity Today It added that it had eliminated the position of interim chief executive officer. Times, Sunday Times Regulators determined that high frequency traders sold aggressively to eliminate their positions and withdrew from the markets in the face of uncertainty. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She worked on the principle that students should eliminate any possibility for stage fright to take hold. Times, Sunday Times Worse, each day's twists and turns eliminate the possibility of sticking to plans or of you taking a background role. Times, Sunday Times Pneumatic pockets will completely eliminate the possibility of crashes. The Sun Moreover, the amendments will restrict academic research, public accessibility and eliminate the possibility of widespread reproduction without permission. Globe and Mail He said it provides results in three minutes and could eliminate the possibility of an individual unknowingly infecting other people. Globe and Mail Each claimed sovereignty over the entire country but lacked sufficient forces to eliminate his rival. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And the film contains the immortal words that sum up every politician who has ever ruthlessly eliminated a rival. Times, Sunday Times He rose quickly through the party by intimidating or eliminating his rivals. Times, Sunday Times She eliminates rivals before they can become threats. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Male cubs which survive grow faster and are likelier to achieve reproductive dominance, while female survivors eliminate rivals for dominance in their natal clan. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Thus, in order to achieve peace, one must eliminate the threat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are four main strategies to reduce the probability that a risk event will occur: eliminate the threat, minimize its likelihood, isolate the event, or completely avoid the risk. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The move eliminates the threat of a second front to a strike that could leave the country without a postal service until the middle of next week. Times, Sunday Times A rescue vehicle connects directly to the escape hatch of a submarine, eliminating the threat of exposure to cold water and extreme pressure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Hays singled out the chief and eliminated the threat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This acts as a method of pollution control to eliminate the emission of odors and smoke. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And no major nation could ever eliminate all emissions within six years. The Sun Several businesses made individual pledges to eliminate their emissions but the event closed without any fresh global commitments. Times,Sunday Times Many modern computer-controlled brake dyno systems are capable of deriving that inertial mass value, so as to eliminate this error. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The picture, however, may help find and eliminate an error. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They did not eliminate the error. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Eliminating this error through the direct measurement of ground speed (instead of calculating it) was a major advance in the tachometric bombsights of the 1930s and 40s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Of course, it would be unrealistic to pretend that these disasters could be eliminated entirely. Times, Sunday Times We have addressed this issue in prior issues of this newsletter, and suggested several ways to manage this risk, recognizing that the risk can never be eliminated entirely. Christianity Today Court-room hearings may not be eliminated entirely but hundreds of disputes should be settled without the need for a fullblown hearing, with all the costs and acrimony involved, ministers believe. Times, Sunday Times When 25 per cent of drivers switched to motorcycles, congestion was eliminated entirely. Times, Sunday Times For all practical purposes, line judges could be eliminated entirely. Globe and Mail If you want to eliminate poverty, you have to eliminate the opportunities for information arbitrage. Times, Sunday Times The wisdom of these rulers will supposedly eliminate poverty and deprivation through fairly distributed resources, though the details on how to do this are unclear. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Inhabitants here regards education as family tradition and the most important means to make ends meet and to eliminate poverty. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are several fundamental proposals for restructuring existing economic relations, and many of their supporters argue that their ideas would reduce or even eliminate poverty entirely if they were implemented. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Park argued that the poverty of the nation would make it vulnerable, and therefore an urgent task was to eliminate poverty rather than establish a democratic nation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are frantically trying to build up their balance sheets and eliminate risk. Times, Sunday Times Clubs have a duty of care to minimise risk to staff, whether players or turnstile operators, but they have no obligation to eliminate risk altogether. Times,Sunday Times Better to eliminate risk altogether and jump off a cliff. Times, Sunday Times We should scale back these databases and make them safer and more purpose-specific, although we cannot eliminate risk altogether. Times, Sunday Times Are systems designed to eliminate risk and uncertainty actually constraining and distorting professional and system judgment and decisionmaking, and introducing damaging delay? Times, Sunday Times This can be used either to pass through and escape, or to close in on and eliminate the enemy sniper. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One starts out with an empty chamber and must quickly reload when given the chance, and proceed to eliminate the enemy as fast as possible. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He likes the player and encourages him to eliminate the enemy painfully. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When two opposing forces reach the same planet, the game switches to the traditional perspective, and the player must eliminate the enemy faction to gain control of that planet. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The later strategy sought to eliminate the enemy's regular army, after which civic security in the villages and towns would be an expected result. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Teleconferencing has eliminated the need for more than 300,000 face-to-face meetings a year, cutting return journeys by 1.5m. Times, Sunday Times (2007) This model was initially proposed for use without calibration, which would eliminate the need for measured hydro-sedimentologic data. 2012, 'Use of the swat model for hydro-sedimentologic simulation in a small rural watershed', Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo Eyedrops that may cure cataracts have been developed by scientists in a breakthrough that could eliminate the need for surgery. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It contains antiseptic lavender and eucalyptus oils, red thyme, to eliminate toxins, and healing aloe vera. Times, Sunday Times Try probiotics, which are the good bacteria also believed to help control appetite and metabolism, and eliminate toxins that damage skin. The Sun Then you are gently bandaged up to enhance the process, which will eliminate toxins and reduce water retention. The Sun The treatment uses lymph drainage with a microcurrent to eliminate toxins, improve skin tone and work on the underlying muscle structure, especially around eyes and neck. Times, Sunday Times Contemporary detoxing has a two-pronged approach: it helps your organs to work at an optimum level to eliminate toxins, but also increases your resistance to future exposure. Times, Sunday Times Do it now, he urged, to eliminate uncertainty. Times, Sunday Times We tend to fantasise about eliminating uncertainty, banishing it so that the world can be safe. Times, Sunday Times By eliminating uncertainty about the permitting process, development can become faster and cheaper. Times,Sunday Times The uncertainty principle also says that eliminating uncertainty about position maximizes uncertainty about momentum, and eliminating uncertainty about momentum maximizes uncertainty about position. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Estate planning typically attempts to eliminate uncertainties over the administration of a probate and maximize the value of the estate by reducing taxes and other expenses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are tremendous opportunities to eliminate waste in the public sector. Times, Sunday Times It developed a strategy to iron out inconsistencies and eliminate waste. Times, Sunday Times Other results of the drive to introduce lean manufacturing have been to eliminate waste, reduce unused capacity by 30 per cent and reduce stock holding by 50 per cent. Times, Sunday Times High levels of fibre help you to eliminate waste from the body, with the result that your skin will be clearer. Times, Sunday Times The production line should ideally be designed to eliminate waste in material flows, inventory handling and management. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By taking only the income and not touching the capital, you virtually eliminate the risk of running down your funds too quickly. Times, Sunday Times And, by closing warranty gaps, building owners also virtually eliminate litigation claims. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The substantial consolidation of ownership of the media in the 1990s encouraged the resulting oligopoly to virtually eliminate investigative journalism. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The audio components are top-end and the totally snug fit virtually eliminates outside noise. Times, Sunday Times When the controlled-access roads came along, they helped to virtually eliminate direct driveway access to private property or parking lots with only select crossroads for direct access. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 排除 Japanese: 除去する |
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