Thus by elimination he soon rid the matter of the more unlikely theories, and was reduced--though aversely--to the less assailable ones that the bottle contained a message to himself. Ida knew he was in Coralio; she must have launched the bottle while the yacht was passing and the wind blowing fairly toward the shore.英文原著 · 《Cabbages and Kings》
It is impossible to suppose that the properties of living matter at its first appearance were all useful to it, for even now after aeons of elimination we find that it possesses many useless organs and that many of its relations to the external world are capable of considerable improvement.英文原著 · 《Darwin and Modern Science》
The successful elimination of these books, together with the study of the children's reading as a whole, suggested later, that other books could be eliminated or restricted without loss of readers. In the course of time, the following results were accomplished:英文原著 · 《Library Work with Children》
The elimination of stories in which the child character is not within a normal sphere; for instance, the child novel, such as Mrs. Jamison's stories.英文原著 · 《Library Work with Children》
The elimination of the modern fairy tale, except as it has vitality and individual charm, as have those of George McDonald.英文原著 · 《Library Work with Children》
Yes, sugar instead of corn syrup, and the elimination of polysorbate and other crap will add to the per unit cost and cut into the margins.美剧 · 《Billions》
Until I met you and Bernadette, my trips to the bathroom Had been entirely focused on elimination.美剧 · 《The Big Bang Theory》
Next week I fly to Houston For orientation and zero-gravity elimination drills.美剧 · 《The Big Bang Theory》