elimination/I͵lIməˋneʃən; IˌlIməˈneIʃ$n or IˌlImIˈneIʃ$n/n [U] 1 the removal or destruction of something 消除﹐去除﹔消灭: +of the elimination of nuclear weapons 核武器的销毁2 the defeat of a team or player in a competition, so that they no longer take part in it 淘汰3 process of elimination a way of finding the right answer by proving that all the other answers are wrong 排除法〔通过证明其他答案错误﹐从而找出正确答案的方法〕