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

• I managed to root out a copy of the document.
  我好不容易才找到了文件的副本。
• 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。
• 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。
• We must root out this evil.
  我们要根除这种弊病。
• Any sort of wrongdoing had to be rooted out.
  必须杜绝任何不道德的事发生。
• The president vowed to root out corruption.
  总统发誓要根除腐败。
• The new president has pledged to root out corruption wherever it exists.
  新总统保证要根除所有地方的腐败。
• 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。
• Trying to root out rules that overlap and override each other is even a more labor-intensive task.
  尝试根除互相重叠和覆盖的规则甚至是一项更加劳动密集的任务。
• Can you root out some good players for the team?
  你能为队里物色几个优秀选手吗？