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Eradicate ɪˈrædɪkeɪt Sth ɪˌrædɪˈkeɪʃn Rid Eradication Verb Eradi·Cate

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".

English

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Collins
eradicate ★☆☆☆☆
/ɪræ̱dɪkeɪt/
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[VERB 动词]消灭;灭绝;根除 To eradicate something means to get rid of it completely.
  [V n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • 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。

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  • 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 ; NAmE ɪˈrædɪkeɪt / verb to destroy or get rid of sth completely, especially sth bad 根除;消灭;杜绝 SYN wipe out eradicatesth ◆ 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 ; NAmE ɪˌrædɪˈkeɪʃn / noun [uncountable ] eradicate eradicates eradicated eradicating eradi·cate / ɪˈrædɪkeɪt ; NAmE ɪˈrædɪkeɪt / eradi·ca·tion / ɪˌrædɪˈkeɪʃn ; NAmE ɪˌrædɪˈkeɪʃn /
LDC
eradicatee‧rad‧i‧cate /ɪˈrædɪkeɪt/ ●○○ verb [transitive]
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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]
WDF

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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