eliminate

【发音】
美 /ɪ'lɪmɪnet/ 英 /ɪ'lɪmɪneɪt/
【翻译】
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vt. 消灭, 消除, 排除; 淘汰
英释:to completely get rid of something that is unnecessary or unwanted
【记忆】
e(出) + limin(看作limit, 界线) + ate(做) → 划出界线之外 → 消除, 排除
【短语】
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eliminate poverty : 消除贫困
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eliminate noise : 消除噪声
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eliminate illiteracy : 扫盲,扫除文盲
【例句】
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Our team was eliminated in the first round.
我们队第一轮就被淘汰了。
【真题例句】
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(2016.6 • CET6 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...Conversion of paper to electronic medical records will help eliminate redundant tests and prevent drug interactions...
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(2015.12 • CET6 • 第二套 • 文本题)...but it does help to eliminate poverty...
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(2015.12 • CET6 • 第三套 • 文本题)...China is playing an increasingly important role in helping the international community to eliminate extreme poverty by 2030...
【同、近义词】
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vt.消除;排除
avoid/exclude/
【同根词】
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n
elimination : 消除;淘汰;除去
eliminator : 消除器;消除者