(1) 除去，削除(get rid of; remove) [T+n，T+n+prep(from)]： efforts to～poverty 消除贫穷的努力;～mistakes from an essay/luxuries from the budget/wastes from the body 改正文章中的错误/砍掉预算中的奢侈开支/清除体内的废物; 〖同〗 exclude，drop，remove; 〖反〗 obtain，get，add，include;

(2) 消灭(kill ruthlessly) [T+n] (infml)：～one's political opponents 消灭政敌;

(3) 淘汰，逐出 (remove or disqualify，as by defeat in a contest) [T+n，T+n+prep(from)] [尤 pass]：～the losing teams in the first round/in the heats 第一轮/在预赛中淘汰失利的队; be～d from the contest/from the tennis match/from the competition 从竞赛/网球比赛/竞争中被淘汰; 〖同〗 exclude，reject;〖反〗invite，include，accept，admit;

→ e͵limi′nation n 排除;e′liminative adj 排除的;e′liminator n 排除者;

【辨异】eliminate和exclude均可表示消除。eliminate 强调将存在的某物或某个想法从某处或某种局面中除掉，如：eliminate fear from one's thinking (消除思想上的恐惧);exclude 则表示不让某人或某物进入，如：exclude the possibility of murder (排除谋杀的可能性)。