1.eliminate的基本意思是把已经有的或已经存在的东西除掉; 尤指把本是其中一员或部分的人或事物除掉。
2.eliminate是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语,可用于被动结构。
3.eliminate常与介词from连用,意为“从…排除”。
4.eliminate也可作kill的委婉语。

eliminate from(v.+prep.)
从…排除 exclude from
▲eliminate sb/sth from sth
Can we ever eliminate poverty from the world?我们有朝一日能消除世上的贫困吗?
She went through the typescript carefully to eliminate all errors from it.她认真地检查了打字稿,排除了所有的错误。
The editor eliminates slang from the essay.编辑将俚语从这篇文章中剔除。
Her misspelling of that word eliminated her from the contest.因为她把那个单词写错了,所以不能参加比赛。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
Most of the amateur teams were eliminated from the competition in the first round.大多数的业余队在第一轮比赛中就被淘汰了。
These wastes are finally eliminated from the body in the urine.这些废物最后从尿中排出。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
You must eliminate an unknown quantity.你必须消去一个未知数。
The architect eliminated the cost of furniture, rugs, and other items, in figuring the cost of the house.建筑师在估计这房屋的费用时没考虑家具,地毯和其他物件。
Bridges over railroad tracks eliminate danger in crossing.铁轨上空的天桥排除了穿行中的危险。
The dictator had eliminated all his political opponents.独裁者干掉了他所有的政敌。
Out of six attempts to eliminate him, three were exposed immediately.欲谋害他的六个人当中三个已被揭发。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
Our team were eliminated in the first round.我们队在第一轮中被淘汰。
Ten members of the opposition Party were eliminated secretly.反对党有十名成员被秘密杀害。

eliminate和get rid of, do away with同义,只是eliminate更正式。