exterminate

英[ɪk'stɜːmɪneɪt] 美[ɪk'stɜːrmɪneɪt]
  • vt. 消灭；扑灭；根绝
exterminative extermination exterminated exterminated exterminating exterminates
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详细释义

    v. (动词)
    1. 消灭，毁灭
    2. 根除，灭绝，根绝，铲除，斩尽杀绝，弄得精光
    3. 拔掉
    4. 扑灭

英英释义

Verb:
  1. kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many;

    "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe"

  2. destroy completely, as if down to the roots;

    "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted"
    "root out corruption"

双语例句

1. A huge effort was made to exterminate the rats.
灭鼠花了大力气。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Some people exterminate garden insects by spraying poison on the plants.
有些人在植物上喷撒毒剂以杀死花园内的昆虫.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. It is necessary to exterminate the post at the sawmill.
必须端掉锯木厂边的哨所.

来自辞典例句

4. This spray will exterminate the termites.
这种喷剂能消灭白蚁.

来自辞典例句

5. Vermin don't have to exterminate themselves.
虫豸是用不着自己杀害自己的.

来自辞典例句

    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. This spray will exterminate the termites.
      这种喷剂能消灭白蚁。
    2. We must exterminate every mistake.
      我们必须消除一切错误。
    3. Taiwan's government has made it a priority to exterminate the fire ants.
      台湾政府已将扑杀火蚁列为第一要务。
    4. Would Mother Nature really exterminate mankind?
      大自然会根除人类吗？

用法讲解

destroy，exterminate，extinguish
  • 这3个动词均有“消灭”之意。
  • destroy指通过杀戮或终止某人某物的机能，使之无用或毁灭。
  • exterminate指大量地、成批地杀害、消灭。
  • extinguish原义指灭火，转义后暗示生命、希望等像灭火一样地被消灭、熄灭。

    • 相关词汇

    【邻近词汇】

    external exterior exterminate rats Exterminate weed exterminate aphis exterminate a family exterminate banditry exterminate insect pests exterminate an entire race
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