extirpate
US /ˈek.stɚ.peɪt/
UK /ˈek.stɜː.peɪt/
動詞
根除, 鏟除, 滅絕
to root out and destroy completely; to exterminate
範例:
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The government is trying to extirpate corruption from the public sector.
政府正試圖從公共部門中根除腐敗。
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The use of pesticides helped to extirpate the invasive species from the area.
殺蟲劑的使用有助於從該地區鏟除入侵物種。