eradicate

英 [ɪˈrædɪkeɪt]

美 [ɪˈrædɪkeɪt]

v.  根除; 消灭; 杜绝
n.  根除者; 褪色灵

过去分词：eradicated　现在分词：eradicating　第三人称单数：eradicates　过去式：eradicated　

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牛津词典

verb

• 根除；消灭；杜绝
  to destroy or get rid of sth completely, especially sth bad
  1. Polio has been virtually eradicated in Brazil.
     在巴西脊髓灰质炎实际上已经根除。
  2. We are determined to eradicate racism from our sport.
     我们决心要杜绝体育竞技活动中的种族歧视现象。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 消灭;灭绝;根除
  Toeradicatesomething means to get rid of it completely.
  1. They are already battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus...
     他们已经在努力消灭疟疾、破伤风等疾病。
  2. If tedious tasks could be eradicated, the world would be a much better place.
     如果可以消灭那些单调乏味的工作，世界将会变得更加美好。

双语例句

• Why should I be against measures attempting to eradicate the problem altogether?
  我为什么要反对试图彻底解决这一难题的措施呢？
• If you eradicate the virus, even in these very early stages, they feel better.
  如果消灭了病毒，即使那些非常早期的患者，也会感觉好一些。
• If tedious tasks could be eradicated, the world would be a much better place.
  如果可以消灭那些单调乏味的工作，世界将会变得更加美好。
• We eradicate the animals as they flee the blue zone.
  我们杀死了所有从蓝色地带逃出的动物。
• We must begin by acknowledging the hard truth: We will not eradicate violent conflict in our lifetimes.
  我们必须首先承认这个严峻的现实：在我们的有生之年，我们不会根除暴力冲突。
• Their goal was to eradicate smallpox.
  他们奋斗的目标是消灭天花。
• We have reached a critical point in our drive to eradicate polio.
  在我们根除脊髓灰质炎的努力中，我们已达到一个临界点。
• Political leaderships should also double its efforts to promote cultural dialogue and to eradicate discrimination and marginalization.
  政治领导也应当加倍努力促进文化对话，根除民族歧视和民族排斥。
• We have not lost our identity in working with the United Nations to eradicate polio.
  我们并没有因为与联合国合作根除小儿麻痹而使自己的身分模糊。
• Even if successful, they are unlikely to eradicate the Mafia.
  就算成功了，他们也不大可能根除黑帮。