to eliminate through selection; to phase out
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Meanings
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to eliminate; to phase out; to weed out
neutralOften implies a process of selection where inferior, outdated, or unsuitable options are removed. Can be used for objects, people, ideas, or systems.
Gōng公
sī司
jué决
dìng定
táo淘
tài汰
zhè这
pī批
jiù旧
xíng型
hào号
de的
diàn电
nǎo脑
。
The company decided to phase out this batch of old-model computers.
Tā他
zài在
dì第
èr二
lún轮
bǐ比
sài赛
zhōng中
bèi被
táo淘
tài汰
le了
。
He was eliminated in the second round of the competition.
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Shì市
chǎng场
jìng竞
zhēng争
hěn很
cán残
kù酷
，
gēn跟
bù不
shàng上
fā发
zhǎn展
de的
qǐ企
yè业
hěn很
kuài快
jiù就
huì会
bèi被
táo淘
tài汰
。
Market competition is brutal; companies that can't keep up with development will soon be weeded out.
Zhè这
gè个
xiǎng想
fǎ法
zài在
tǎo讨
lùn论
jiē阶
duàn段
jiù就
bèi被
táo淘
tài汰
le了
。
This idea was eliminated during the discussion phase.
Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
táo淘
tài汰
yī一
xiē些
xiào效
lǜ率
dī低
xià下
de的
gōng工
zuò作
liú流
chéng程
。
We need to phase out some inefficient workflows.