exterminate

英 [ɪkˈstɜːmɪneɪt]

美 [ɪkˈstɜːrmɪneɪt]

v.  灭绝; 根除; 消灭; 毁灭

过去分词：exterminated　现在分词：exterminating　过去式：exterminated　第三人称单数：exterminates　

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Collins.1 / BNC.20277 / COCA.17637

牛津词典

verb

• 灭绝；根除；消灭；毁灭
  to kill all the members of a group of people or animals

柯林斯词典

• VERB 消灭;灭绝;根除
  Toexterminatea group of people or animals means to kill all of them.
  1. A huge effort was made to exterminate the rats...
     灭鼠花了大力气。
  2. They have a real fear that they'll be exterminated in the ongoing civil war...
     他们十分害怕自己会在持续的内战中被彻底消灭。
  3. Man is exterminating too many species for zoos to be much help.
     人类正在导致过多物种灭绝，动物园也无济于事。

双语例句

• Man is exterminating too many species for zoos to be much help.
  人类正在导致过多物种灭绝，动物园也无济于事。
• You know the great population – we're exterminating them, but they're about to exterminate us.
  要知道他们数量众多&现在我们在消灭他们，但将来他们会消灭我们！
• Dry disaster, is on the earth, endanger the biggest disaster, can exterminate mankind or thing, the wealthy nation becomes poor, even in perish.
  干旱灾害，是地球上，危害最大的灾害，可以消灭人类或物类，富裕的国家变到贫穷，甚至于灭亡。
• I want to exterminate these guys.
  我要消除这群坏小子。
• Cupware! Jiangmen government leader bitten by dog, now wants to exterminate all dogs.
  杯具！江门领导被狗咬了，要灭绝狗了。
• Make one move and I'll exterminate you!
  敢动一动，我灭了你。
• He did what powerful people often do: exploit and exterminate.
  他就像那些有权势的人所做的一样：利用和除灭。
• Staff use the poison to exterminate moles and rabbits.
  员工们使用毒药去消灭鼹鼠和兔子。
• We need to exterminate these vermin.
  我们要彻底铲除这些害虫。
• But I felt it my duty to exterminate evil.
  但是我觉得我有消灭那种恶势力的义务。