exterminate
vt. 消灭; 根除
To exterminate a group of people or animals means to kill all of them.
A huge effort was made to exterminate the rats...
灭鼠花了大力气。
They have a real fear that they'll be exterminated in the ongoing civil war...
他们十分害怕自己会在持续的内战中被彻底消灭。
1. kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many;
2. destroy completely, as if down to the roots;
destroy, exterminate, extinguish
这3个动词均有"消灭"之意。
A huge effort was made to exterminate the rats.
灭鼠花了大力气。
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.
It is necessary to exterminate the post at the sawmill.
必须端掉锯木厂边的哨所.
This spray will exterminate the termites.
这种喷剂能消灭白蚁.
Vermin don't have to exterminate themselves.
虫豸是用不着自己杀害自己的.