淘汰
táotài
to eliminate, to weed out
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 他在第一轮比赛中就被淘汰了。He was eliminated in the very first round.
- 落后的设备终将被淘汰。Outdated equipment will eventually be phased out.
Collocations
被淘汰淘汰赛优胜劣汰淘汰落后
Mnemonic
淘 táo "to wash/sift" + 汰 tài "to sift out": both have the water radical 氵, sifting in water to remove the chaff, i.e. to eliminate, to weed out. 优胜劣汰 = survival of the fittest. 淘汰赛 = a knockout tournament. Opposite of 选拔 (to select).
Related
淘汰赛排除落选选拔
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