exterminate
英 [ɪk'stɜːmɪneɪt; ek-]
美[ɪk'stɝmə'net]
- vt. 消灭;根除
同义词辨析
destroy, exterminate, extinguish
这3个动词均有"消灭"之意。
destroy: 指通过杀戮或终止某人某物的机能,使之无用或毁灭。
exterminate: 指大量地、成批地杀害、消灭。
extinguish: 原义指灭火,转义后暗示生命、希望等像火一样地消灭、熄灭。
双语例句
- 1. A huge effort was made to exterminate the rats.
- 灭鼠花了大力气。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Some people exterminate garden insects by spraying poison on the plants.
- 有些人在植物上喷撒毒剂以杀死花园内的昆虫.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. It is necessary to exterminate the post at the sawmill.
- 必须端掉锯木厂边的哨所.
来自辞典例句
- 4. This spray will exterminate the termites.
- 这种喷剂能消灭白蚁.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Vermin don't have to exterminate themselves.
- 虫豸是用不着自己杀害自己的.
来自辞典例句