eradicate

动词

1. 1

   根除、根绝、彻底消除

   Health workers hope to eradicate the disease within ten years.

   医护人员希望在十年内根除这种疾病。

2. 2

   消灭、扑灭、歼灭

   The new pesticide eradicated the insects in a single season.

   这种新杀虫剂一季就消灭了那些害虫。