e·lim·i·na·tion/ɪˏlɪmə`neʃən; ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃən/ n [U] 1 when something is got rid of completely or completely destroyed 排除,摧毁: the control and elimination of nuclear weapons 核武器的控制和销毁 2 process of elimination a way of finding the right answer to something by proving all the other answers wrong until only the right one is left 排除法〔通过证明所有其他答案均为错误,直至留下唯一的正确答案的解答方法〕