knock sb out
B2 phrase to defeat a person or a team in a competition so that they can no longer take part in it: The champion was unexpectedly knocked out (of the tournament) in the first round. 冠军在比赛的第一轮中被意外淘汰出局。
give way to sth
C2 phrase UK to be replaced by something, especially because it is better, cheaper, easier, etc. In some areas, modern intensive farming is giving way to the re-introduction of traditional methods. 在一些地区，现代集约型农业正在被重新使用的传统方法取代。
weed sth/sb out
phrase to get rid of unwanted things or people from a group: The first round of interviews only really serves to weed out the very weakest of applicants. 第一轮面试实际上只是要淘汰那些实力最弱的申请者。
eliminate
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/iˈlɪm.ə.neɪt/ C1 verb to defeat someone so that they cannot continue in a competition: He was eliminated in the third round of the competition. 他在第3轮比赛中被淘汰。
oust
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/aʊst/ verb to force someone to leave a position of power, job, place, or competition: The president was ousted (from power) in a military coup in January 1987. 总统在1987年1月的一次军事政变中被赶下了台。
elimination
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/iˌlɪm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/ C2 noun the process of removing something: the elimination of disease/pain 消除疾病／解除疼痛
淘汰的
obsolete
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/ˌɑːb.səlˈiːt/ C1 adjective not in use any more, having been replaced by something newer and better or more fashionable: Gas lamps became obsolete when electric lighting was invented. 电灯发明以后煤气灯就被淘汰了。
被淘汰
go out
phrase UK to lose when you are playing in a sports competition, so that you must stop playing in the competition: England went out to France in the second round of the championship. 锦标赛第二轮比赛中英格兰队被法国队淘汰出局。
out
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/aʊt/ adverb (in sport) no longer able to play because your turn is over: Two of the best players on the team were out after ten minutes. 10分钟后该队最棒的球员中有两名出局了。
逐步淘汰
phase sth out
phrase to remove or stop using something gradually or in stages
被淘汰出局
crash out
phrase informal UK to lose in a sports competition when you were expected to win: He crashed out of the French Open in the second round. 他在法国公开赛第二轮比赛中被淘汰出局。
即将淘汰的
obsolescent
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/ˌɑːb.səˈles.ənt/ adjective formal becoming obsolete: Much of our existing military hardware is obsolescent. 我们现有的许多军事硬件在逐渐被淘汰。
以对方得零分的比分淘汰
shut sb out
phrase US to prevent your opponent in a sports competition from scoring any points: She had shut out two of her first four opponents. 她淘汰了4名对阵选手，其中两名沒有得一分。