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

• He's come to exterminate us, hasn't he?
  他来这里是为了根除我们不是吗？
• 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。
• Their job is to exterminate rats and mice.
  他们的任务是消灭各种老鼠。
• It is my privilege and honor to mercilessly exterminate you.
  这是我的特权和荣耀，来残忍地杀死你。
• 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。
• 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。
• Nationalist officers gave orders in many areas to exterminate the civilian population.
  国民军军官在许多地方下令对当地老百姓斩尽杀绝。
• 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。
• We need to exterminate these vermin.
  我们要彻底铲除这些害虫。
• We have to exterminate every last one of them.
  我们要一个不剩地消灭它们。