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

• Eg. do you think it is possible to root out crime?
  你认为可以根除犯罪吗？
• 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。
• They are a part of a growing movement to stabilize the world, and root out the influences that have tried to lead you into another war scenario.
  他们是一个成长行动的一部分去稳定世界局面，彻底根除那些尝试引导你们进入另外一个战争局面的影响。
• The generals have to root out traitors
  将军们得把叛国者全部铲除。
• The president vowed to root out corruption.
  总统发誓要根除腐败。
• 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。
• 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。
• In particular, it can help you root out the pitfalls of using the JNIEnv with the wrong thread and using critical regions incorrectly.
  特别是，它可以帮助您确定在错误线程中使用JNIEnv以及未正确使用关键区域的缺陷的根源。
• MS Campbell has been appointed to root out inefficiency in this company.
  坎贝尔女士已被任命去彻底根除这家公司的低效率。
• I managed to root out a copy of the document.
  我好不容易才找到了文件的副本。