淘汰
Meanings
1. to wash out
2. (fig.) to cull
3. to weed out
4. to eliminate
5. to die out
6. to phase out
Characters used
Examples3
德国 被 韩国 淘汰。
Germany was eliminated by South Korea.
在 上 一 届 世界杯 上, 新西兰 在 比赛 中 被 墨西哥 淘汰。
In the last World Cup, New Zealand was knocked out of the competition by Mexico.
共产主义 失败 了, 而 无产阶级 专政 现在 也 已经 被 淘汰 了。 虽然 资本主义 逐渐 取而代之, 但 现在 的 资本主义 对于 人类 还是 一个 威胁。
Since communism became obsolete and the dictatorship of the proletariat is out of date, capitalism proves to be the best so far, even though it itself is still a threat for humanity.