eradicateKK [ɪˋrædəˏket] /ɪˈɹædəˌkeɪt/發音動詞1根除、根絕、徹底消除Health workers hope to eradicate the disease within ten years.醫護人員希望在十年內根除這種疾病。2消滅、撲滅、殲滅The new pesticide eradicated the insects in a single season.這種新殺蟲劑一季就消滅了那些害蟲。