exterminate UK [ɪk'stɜ:.mɪ.neɪt] US [-'stɝ:-] verb transitive ■to kill all the animals or people in a particular place or of a particular type 根除;灭绝;消灭•Once cockroaches get into a building, it's very difficult to exterminate them.一旦屋里有了蟑螂,就很难彻底消灭。 •Millions of Jewish people were exterminated in concentration camps in the Second World War.二战期间,几百万犹太人在集中营被集体屠杀。 |