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

• I intend to root out every corrupt cop in this precinct.
  我要除掉这个区所有的腐败警察。
• Can you root out some good players for the team?
  你能为队里物色几个优秀选手吗？
• 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。
• The president vowed to root out corruption.
  总统发誓要根除腐败。
• First, you have to root out the people who are checking out or otherwise negatively affecting the organization.
  首先，必须清除那些打算离职或者对公司造成负面影响的人。
• 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。
• Trying to root out rules that overlap and override each other is even a more labor-intensive task.
  尝试根除互相重叠和覆盖的规则甚至是一项更加劳动密集的任务。
• I believe this new approach will help us to root out the abuse of British visas, and improve the integrity of our immigration system.
  我相信新办法将有助于我们根除英国签证滥用现象，并能完善我们的移民制度。
• Eg. we must root out the source of this problem.
  我们必须根绝问题的来源。
• We must root out this evil.
  我们要根除这种弊病。