root out

英 [ruːt aʊt]

美 [ruːt aʊt]

铲除; 清除; 根除; 杜绝; 彻底解决

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 铲除;清除
  If youroot outa person, you find them and force them from the place they are in, usually in order to punish them.
  1. The generals have to root out traitors...
     将军们得把叛国者全部铲除。
  2. It shouldn't take too long to root him out.
     把他铲除掉应该不需要太长的时间。
• PHRASAL VERB 根除;杜绝;彻底解决
  If youroot outa problem or an unpleasant situation, you find out who or what is the cause of it and put an end to it.
  1. There would be a major drive to root out corruption...
     将会有一场根除腐败的大规模运动。
  2. Any sort of wrongdoing had to be rooted out.
     必须杜绝任何不道德的事发生。

双语例句

• I'll go get cleaned up a bit and root out the preacher.
  我去修饰一下，还得去找传教士。
• He was determined to root out corruption in his department.
  他决心铲除他所主管的部门里的腐败现象。
• I intend to root out every corrupt cop in this precinct.
  我要除掉这个区所有的腐败警察。
• Comprehensive treatment should be carried out to root out the source for breeding terrorism.
  应实行综合治理，消除滋生恐怖主义的根源。
• Can you root out some good players for the team?
  你能为队里物色几个优秀选手吗？
• Trying to root out rules that overlap and override each other is even a more labor-intensive task.
  尝试根除互相重叠和覆盖的规则甚至是一项更加劳动密集的任务。
• Tony Blair last night tightened his grip on Labour mps with new powers to root out troublemakers.
  昨晚，托尼·布莱尔利用新赋予的权力铲除了制造事端者，加强了对工党议员的控制。
• They must also root out compensation schemes that encourage systemic risk.
  他们还必须铲除那些助长系统性风险的薪酬方案。
• Any sort of wrongdoing had to be rooted out.
  必须杜绝任何不道德的事发生。
• But they belie a fierce ambition and an obsession to root out injustice on Wall Street and beyond.
  但诙谐的表象下面潜藏着的是巴拉拉根除华尔街内外所有不公的强烈抱负和执着信念。