root out

英 [ruːt aʊt]

美 [ruːt aʊt]

铲除; 清除; 根除; 杜绝; 彻底解决

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 铲除;清除
  If youroot outa person, you find them and force them from the place they are in, usually in order to punish them.
  1. The generals have to root out traitors...
     将军们得把叛国者全部铲除。
  2. It shouldn't take too long to root him out.
     把他铲除掉应该不需要太长的时间。
• PHRASAL VERB 根除;杜绝;彻底解决
  If youroot outa problem or an unpleasant situation, you find out who or what is the cause of it and put an end to it.
  1. There would be a major drive to root out corruption...
     将会有一场根除腐败的大规模运动。
  2. Any sort of wrongdoing had to be rooted out.
     必须杜绝任何不道德的事发生。

双语例句

• The new president has pledged to root out corruption wherever it exists.
  新总统保证要根除所有地方的腐败。
• Eg. do you think it is possible to root out crime?
  你认为可以根除犯罪吗？
• The generals have to root out traitors
  将军们得把叛国者全部铲除。
• I am going to root out every wasp's nest in the garden.
  我要把花园里所有的黄蜂窝都端掉。
• We need to root out racism in the police and army.
  我们必须根除警察或部队里的种族主义。
• Eg. it is vain to attempt to root out heresy by force.
  试图用暴力消除异端邪说是徒劳的。
• But they belie a fierce ambition and an obsession to root out injustice on Wall Street and beyond.
  但诙谐的表象下面潜藏着的是巴拉拉根除华尔街内外所有不公的强烈抱负和执着信念。
• Tony Blair last night tightened his grip on Labour mps with new powers to root out troublemakers.
  昨晚，托尼·布莱尔利用新赋予的权力铲除了制造事端者，加强了对工党议员的控制。
• I will root out the sources of evil.
  我要根除邪恶的根源。
• We must root out this evil.
  我们要根除这种弊病。