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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