eliminate

单词辨析:

eliminate abolish annihilate 【导航词义:消灭,根除】
eliminate v. [书]消灭,干掉;消除
〔辨析〕

通常指有步骤地除掉敌人、对手等或消除不需要的事物。

〔例证〕

He eliminated all his political rivals.

他铲除了所有政治对手。

Our goal is to eliminate poverty.

我们的目标是消除贫困。

abolish v. 废除,革除
〔辨析〕

尤指正式废止旧时或不合理的法律、制度、习俗等。

〔例证〕

The old law was abolished.

这项旧法律被废除了。

President Lincoln abolished slavery in the United States.

林肯总统废除了美国的奴隶制。

annihilate v. 消灭,彻底毁灭
〔辨析〕

强调消灭或毁灭得非常彻底。

〔例证〕

We annihilated the intruders.

我们彻底消灭了入侵者。

Just one of these bombs could annihilate a city the size of Tokyo.

这些炸弹只消一颗就能彻底毁灭像东京那么大的一座城市。

相关例句:

What are some things people can do to eliminate discrimination and prejudice?

人们可以做哪些事来消除歧视和偏见?

But they can only marginally reduce, not eliminate the hazards.

但这也只是在一定程度上减少了,而不是消除了危险性。

America wants to eliminate tariffs on items such as electronics.

美国打算取消电子产品等的关税。

We have the techniques and the resources to eliminate them.

我们拥有消除饥饿和营养不良的技术和资源。

Academic departments are being eliminated

纯理论研究院系即将被裁撤。

The radio station claimed that 87,000 'reactionaries' had been eliminated.

广播电台声称已经消灭了87,000名“反动分子”。