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

• Programme of action to eradicate hunger and malnutrition;
  消除饥饿和营养不良行动纲领；
• The UN and the Afghan government want to eradicate Afghanistan's opium poppies with crop spraying.
  联合国和阿富汗政府希望用喷洒除草剂的方法根除罂粟。
• We feel compelled to add vitamins and supplements to food to eradicate disease and boost nutrition.
  为了消除疾病增强营养，我们甚至被迫在食物中添加了各种维生素和添加剂。
• Only the socialist system can eradicate poverty.
  只有社会主义制度才能从根本上解决摆脱贫穷的问题。
• 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。
• 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。
• Their goal was to eradicate smallpox.
  他们奋斗的目标是消灭天花。
• In a resolution adopted in1988, WHO member states made a public commitment to eradicate polio.
  在1988年通过的一项决议中，世卫组织会员国对根除脊髓灰质炎作出了公开承诺。
• 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？
• 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。