巴西队在四分之一决赛中被淘汰了。

The Brazilian team was ___knocked ___out in the quarter-finals.

我们队希望能在锦标赛早期就将卫冕冠军淘汰出局。

Our team hopes to ___knock the defending champions ___out early in the tournament.

在那场歌唱比赛中，夺冠热门意外地在第一轮就被淘汰了。

In the singing competition, the favorite was surprisingly ___knocked ___out in the first round.