extermination

英 [ɪksˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən]

美 [ɪkˌstɜrməˈneɪʃən]

n.  绝灭，消灭，根绝

复数：exterminations　

BNC.21446 / COCA.18574

柯林斯词典

• VERB 消灭;灭绝;根除
  Toexterminatea group of people or animals means to kill all of them.
  1. A huge effort was made to exterminate the rats...
     灭鼠花了大力气。
  2. They have a real fear that they'll be exterminated in the ongoing civil war...
     他们十分害怕自己会在持续的内战中被彻底消灭。
  3. Man is exterminating too many species for zoos to be much help.
     人类正在导致过多物种灭绝，动物园也无济于事。

英英释义

noun

• the act of exterminating
  Synonym:liquidation
• complete annihilation
  1. they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs
  Synonym:extinction

双语例句

• Incapable of extermination or extirpation.
  不能够被消灭或者根除。
• Extermination of the Buffalo and the Destiny of the Indians on the Great Plain
  野牛的灭绝与大平原印第安人的命运
• All door and window is sealed for the extermination of mosquito.
  为了消灭蚊子，所有的门窗都被封闭起来了。
• What's going on is an organized extermination of an entire race of people.
  现在所发生的有组织的灭绝全人类的种族事件，我们就该是该插手的国家。
• Bedbug harm investigation to servicemen and effect observation of extermination in an archery ground
  某靶场臭虫危害调查和杀灭效果观察
• For other crimes as tyrants and oppressors, I have this race a long time on my register, doomed to destruction and extermination.
  在我的记录上我还记载着这个家族其它的横行霸道、欺压百姓的罪行，而且注定要消灭，斩草除根。
• More passive children almost always die before reaching adolescence, either by starvation or extermination by their peers.
  不够积极主动的小孩在青春期之前就死了，死于饥饿或是同龄人之手。
• The Karen people comprising mostly of poor Christian farmers have been singled out for extermination.
  卡伦帮内部从事农业耕种的、贫困的基督徒被挑选出来并屠杀。
• Time has helped me understand him better. I finally realized his remark that I am "some loathsome vermin fit only for extermination" was said more out of compassion than anger.
  岁月流逝，让我能够更好地理解他，我终于明白他说我是“一种讨人厌的害虫，只应当被消灭”时，与其说是出于生气，倒不如说是出于同情。
• We have to think of a way to prevent the extermination of these beautiful creatures.
  我们必须想个办法来防止这些美丽的生物遭到灭绝。