exterminate

🇬🇧 UK/ik'stә:mineit/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To kill or completely destroy an entire group of people, animals, or pests.

消灭,根绝,彻底消除

🧩 Root Breakdown

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Common Collocations

  • 1.exterminate pests消灭害虫
  • 2.exterminate rats消灭老鼠
  • 3.attempt to exterminate试图消灭

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The government launched a campaign to exterminate mosquitoes in affected areas.

  • 2.

    Aggressive pest control measures helped exterminate the rat infestation completely.

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