eradicate

verb

1. kill in large numbers

e.g. the plague wiped out an entire population

Synonym: eliminateannihilateextinguishwipe outdecimatecarry off

2. destroy completely, as if down to the roots

e.g. the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprootedroot out corruption

Synonym: uprootextirpateroot outexterminate

1. 消灭;灭绝;根除
To eradicate something means to get rid of it completely.

eradicate

e.g. They are already battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus...
他们已经在努力消灭疟疾、破伤风等疾病。
e.g. If tedious tasks could be eradicated, the world would be a much better place.
如果可以消灭那些单调乏味的工作，世界将会变得更加美好。

1. eradicate的近义词

1. 消除：科学家们希望这项研究成果能够帮助脑膜炎疫苗的开发, 以进一步消除(eradicate)这种致命的传染病. 脑膜炎细菌的解码是由三十多位研究人员, 分别由英国剑桥(Cambridge)大学和德国Max-Plank研 究院共同合作的成果, 根据了解,

2. 连根拔除,扑灭：enormous 巨大的 | eradicate 连根拔除,扑灭 | erase 擦掉,抹去

3. 根除 eliminate 清除：122 entomb 埋葬 trap 使陷于....之中 | 123 eradicate 根除 eliminate 清除 | 124 essential 基本的 fundamental 基本的