| 词汇 | eliminate |
| 释义 | IDIOMSLANG ELIMINATE out of the running no longer being considered; eliminated from a contest.After the first part of the diving meet, three members of our team were out of the running.After the scandal was made public, I was no longer in the running. I pulled out of the election. plug something up to stop or fill up a hole, crack, or gap.Take out the nail and plug the hole up with something.You have to plug up the cracks to keep out the cold. work something off to get rid of something, such as fat, by doing physical exercise.Bob put on weight on his vacation and is trying to work it off by swimming regularly.Jane tried to work off her depression by playing a game of tennis. eliminate verb to kill a person. Originally jocular, but no longer UK, 1937eliminate (someone or something) from (something)To remove or take someone or something away from something. A loss tonight would eliminate my team from the playoffs. We need to eliminate all dairy from this recipe because Jim is a vegan. eliminatedslang Murdered. Ray eliminated the informant, just as the boss told him to. eliminate someone or something from somethingto remove someone or something from something. We had to eliminate Jeff from the list. The cook eliminated veal from the menu. She sought to eliminate herself from consideration. eliminated1. mod. killed. When Frank is eliminated, there will be no competition. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. How can anybody get eliminated on four beers? |
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