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淘汰
táo tài
Meaning
- to eliminate
- to phase out
- to wash out
- to die out
Definition
去掉差的或不合适的，留下好的；在竞争中因失败而被除去。
To eliminate through selection; to be eliminated or phased out.
Usage
常用于比赛筛选、技术更新、产品淘汰等场景，指通过比较或竞争去除不合格的人或事物。
Commonly used in scenarios such as competition elimination, technological updates, product obsolescence, referring to the removal of unqualified people or things through comparison or competition.
Examples
- 1 他在初赛就被淘汰了。 (He was eliminated in the first round.)
- 2 这种旧技术已经被淘汰了。 (This old technology has been phased out.)
- 3 公司会淘汰不合格的员工。 (The company will eliminate unqualified employees.)
- 4 我们必须淘汰落后产能。 (We must eliminate outdated production capacity.)
- 5 在这场比赛中，只有前两名才能晋级，其他的都会被淘汰。 (In this competition, only the top two will advance, the rest will be eliminated.)
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