eliminated
past simple and past participle ofeliminate
| 单词 | eliminated |
| 释义 | eliminated past simple and past participle ofeliminate eliminate verb uk/iˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/us/iˈlɪm.ə.neɪt/C1[T] toremoveor take away someone or something: Amovetowardshealthyeatingcouldhelpeliminateheartdisease. We eliminated thepossibilitythat it could have been anaccident. Thepoliceeliminated himfromtheirenquiries. C1[Toften passive] todefeatsomeone so that they cannotcontinuein acompetition: He was eliminated in the third round of thecompetition. to beat someone in a race, competition, etc.
[T]slang tomurdersomeone: Apoliceofficerwasaccusedofhelpingadruggangeliminaterivals.
Removing and getting rid of things
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Murder & attempted murder Examplesofeliminatedeliminated In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The expenditure cap waseliminatedand food stamps returned to full entitlement status in the 1990 reauthorization act. From theCambridge English Corpus After haemofiltration, which probablyeliminatedthe excessive amount of triiodothyronine, cardiovascular as well as renal functions returned to normal. From theCambridge English Corpus This possibility was noteliminatedby the phonemic awareness tasks used here because our participants were not required to respond quickly to those tasks. From theCambridge English Corpus When the more precise vocabular y is available, vagueness can be reduced, but strictly speaking, it is noteliminated. From theCambridge English Corpus The cytokinin or ethylene requirements for overcoming thermoinhibition of lettuce germination can also beeliminatedor diminished by removing or weakening the endosperm. From theCambridge English Corpus The yaw motion should beeliminatedsince it destabilizes the walker. From theCambridge English Corpus Four stimuli wereeliminatedfrom further analyses on this basis : the grass-button, fork-shovel, leaf-bug and umbrella-lamp. From theCambridge English Corpus The positive affect, eating, and sleep domains were entirelyeliminatedbecause of failing at least one of these tests. From theCambridge English Corpus They cost nothing when they are not present, and can beeliminatedeasily during garbage collection. From theCambridge English Corpus In this gauge, the electric potential iseliminatedfrom the system. From theCambridge English Corpus It is necessary that there be a supernatural if the apparent moral imbalance is to beeliminatedtheoretically. From theCambridge English Corpus In hosts in whom colonization is noteliminated, bacteria with a mutation towards a higher resistance level may replace the original strains. From theCambridge English Corpus After the dura mater was excised, the pia mater waseliminatedunder the microscope control with a tungsten wire sharpened to 1-2 mm. From theCambridge English Corpus In our experiment, severely deleterious mutations were likely to beeliminatedwhen forming the clonal lines. From theCambridge English Corpus Violence purported to cover the loss of authority and askesiseliminatednameless but dangerous desires; sometimes the two traded places. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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