Definition: to defeat a person or team in a competition so they cannot take part any more Level: B2
在四分之一决赛中，头号种子意外被淘汰。
In a surprise result, the top seed was ___knocked ___out in the quarter-finals.
如果我们输掉这场比赛，我们就会被淘汰出锦标赛。
If we lose this game, we'll be ___knocked ___out of the tournament.
弱旅在早期阶段就淘汰了热门队伍。
The underdog team managed to ___knock the favourites ___out in the early stages.
