音标:[ɪkˈstɜ:məˌneɪts] ;
n. 消灭, 根绝( exterminate的名词复数 )
v. 消灭, 根绝( exterminate的第三人称单数 )
v kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many
v destroy completely, as if down to the roots

exterminate的用法和样例:

例句

用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. This spray will exterminate the termites.这种喷剂能消灭白蚁。
  2. We must exterminate every mistake.我们必须消除一切错误。
  3. Taiwan's government has made it a priority to exterminate the fire ants.台湾政府已将扑杀火蚁列为第一要务。
  4. Would Mother Nature really exterminate mankind?大自然会根除人类吗?

经典引文

  • When the woods around Hampstead..were grubbed up..plants such as the tutsan..were exterminated.

    出自:R. S. R. Fitter
  • Jews had been..tortured, sent to labour camps, exterminated.

    出自:A. Burgess
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