kill in large numbers同义词:eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, wipe out, decimate, carry off
destroy completely, as if down to the roots同义词:uproot, extirpate, root out, exterminate
例句
They attempted to eradicate crime.他们力图根除罪恶。
Smallpox has almost been eradicated.天花几乎已经被消灭了。
He eradicated weeds in his garden.他把花园中的杂草根除了。
详细解释
e.rad.i.cate v.tr.(及物动词)e.rad.i.cat.ed,e.rad.i.cat.ing,e.rad.i.cates To tear up by the roots.根除:连根撕碎To get rid of as if by tearing up by the roots:清除,扑灭,根绝:象连根拔起一样消灭:例句:Their goal was to eradicate poverty.See Synonyms at abolish See Synonyms at eliminate 他们的目标是消除贫困参见 abolish参见 eliminate 来源:Middle English eradicaten 中古英语 eradicaten from Latin ôr3doc3re ôr3doc3t- 源自 拉丁语 ôr3doc3re ôr3doc3t- ô-, ex- [ex-] ô-, ex- [前缀,表.免除,离开.] r3dox r3doc- [root] * see wr3d- r3dox r3doc- [根] *参见 wr3d- 【引伸】 erad.icable erad.ica.tion n.(名词)erad.ica.tive adj.(形容词)erad.ica.tor n.(名词)