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

• 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。
• We've managed to eradicate almost all of them.
  我们几乎已经把他们全部根除了。
• Their goal was to eradicate smallpox.
  他们奋斗的目标是消灭天花。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 are not slowing down efforts to eradicate polio.
  我们不会减慢为根除脊灰作出的努力。
• 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。
• 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。