20140124 每日三單字 (shed / defeat / eliminate )

shed

流出；流下
She shed tears over her loss . 她因遭受損失而流淚。
散發；放射
The sun sheds light and warmth . 太陽發射光和熱。
脫；使（籽，毛髮等）脫落；蛻（殼等）
Most trees shed their leaves in autumn . 大多數樹在秋天落葉。

defeat

戰勝，擊敗
The French defeated the English troops . 法國人打敗了英國軍隊。
使失敗，挫敗
Our hopes were defeated . 我們的希望落空了。
【律】使無效，廢除

n.[C][U]
失敗，戰敗，挫折
The aggressors were doomed to defeat . 侵略者注定要失敗。
戰勝，擊敗


eliminate

排除，消除，消滅[（+from）]
Our goal is to eliminate poverty . 我們的目標是消滅貧困。
（比賽中）淘汰[（+from）]
Our team was eliminated from the competition in the first round . 我隊在第一輪比賽中就被淘汰。