eradicate [ɪ'ræd.ɪ.keɪt] formal verb transitive ■to get rid of completely or destroy something bad 根除;消灭;杜绝•The government claims to be doing all it can to eradicate corruption.政府声称正尽其所能根治腐败。 •The disease which once claimed millions of lives has now been eradicated.这种曾夺去数百万人生命的疾病现在已被根除了。 |