The word "eradicate" is a verb that means to get rid of something completely, such as an illness or a bad situation. The related noun is "eradication".
[VERB 动词]消灭;灭绝;根除 To eradicate something means to get rid of it completely.
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They are already battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus...
他们已经在努力消灭疟疾、破伤风等疾病。
If tedious tasks could be eradicated, the world would be a much better place.
如果可以消灭那些单调乏味的工作,世界将会变得更加美好。
eradication
He is seen as having made a significant contribution towards the eradication of corruption.
人们认为他已经为铲除腐败作出了重大贡献。
Oxford
eradi·cate/ɪˈrædɪkeɪt; NAmEɪˈrædɪkeɪt/verbto destroy or get rid of sth completely, especially sth bad 根除;消灭;杜绝SYNwipe outeradicatesth ◆Diphtheria has been virtually eradicated in the United States.在美国白喉几乎已经绝迹。eradicatesth from sth ◆We are determined to eradicate racism from our sport.我们决心要杜绝体育竞技活动中的种族歧视现象。▶eradi·ca·tion/ɪˌrædɪˈkeɪʃn; NAmEɪˌrædɪˈkeɪʃn/noun[uncountable ]eradicateeradicateseradicatederadicatingeradi·cate/ɪˈrædɪkeɪt; NAmEɪˈrædɪkeɪt/eradi·ca·tion/ɪˌrædɪˈkeɪʃn; NAmEɪˌrædɪˈkeɪʃn/
to completely get rid of something such as a disease or a social problemeradicate something from something We can eradicate this disease from the world. an attempt to eradicate inflation This problem has now been completely eradicated.► see thesaurus at
remove
—eradication /ɪˌrædɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
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eradicate
[ɪˈrædɪkeɪt]eradicated, eradicating, eradicates
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eradicated[608]
根除(78%),消灭(20%),根绝(2%)
vt.根除,根绝;消灭
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