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

• 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。
• The South African Government has initiated a successful Working For Water program to eradicate the problem.
  南非政府发起了一项成功的“为水努力”的方案，以根除该问题。
• We have reached a critical point in our drive to eradicate polio.
  在我们根除脊髓灰质炎的努力中，我们已达到一个临界点。
• Peace: Measures to eradicate violence against women in the family and society
  和平：根除家庭和社会中对妇女的暴力行为的措施
• The continuing campaigns to eradicate illiteracy also were a part of basic education.
  继续消除文盲也是中国基础教育工作的一个部分。
• 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。
• 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。
• Their aim is to eradicate the racism and sexism which occurs in all the major institutions.
  他们的目标是消灭存在于所有主要社会机构中的种族歧视和性别歧视。
• 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。
• 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。