Word · Frequency #8573
eradicated
根除, 扑灭, 根绝, 消灭
eradicated is the past of eradicate.
to kill in large numbers; to destroy completely, as if down to the roots
- 1.
To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to.
彻底摧毁；彻底消除；终结。
彻底摧毁；彻底消除；终结。；根除；扑灭；根绝；消灭
In use
The government launched a campaign to eradicate polio completely.
We must eradicate all forms of discrimination from our society.
It is difficult to eradicate invasive species once they become established.
eradicate + noun phrase
The government aims to eradicate poverty.
政府旨在根除贫困。
eradicate sth from sth
We must eradicate corruption from the system.
我们必须根除系统中的腐败。
Verb forms
base eradicate · third person eradicates · -ing eradicating · past eradicated · past participle eradicated
规则变化及物动词
Common mistakes
The government wants to exterminate poverty.The government wants to eradicate poverty.
‘exterminate’ 通常用于消灭害虫或有害动物，而 ‘eradicate’ 用于根除疾病、贫困等抽象事物。
The programme eradicated.The programme eradicated the disease.
‘eradicate’ 是及物动词，不能单独使用，必须跟宾语（被根除的事物）。
Connections
Collocations
- eradicate poverty
- 根除贫困
- The government launched a new program to eradicate poverty in rural areas.政府启动了一项新计划，旨在根除农村地区的贫困。
- eradicate disease
- 根除疾病
- Vaccination campaigns have helped to eradicate smallpox worldwide.疫苗接种运动帮助在全球范围内根除了天花。
- eradicate corruption
- 根除腐败
- The new law aims to eradicate corruption in the public sector.新法律旨在根除公共部门的腐败。
- eradicate a problem
- 解决问题
- We need to find a way to eradicate this problem once and for all.我们需要找到一种办法一劳永逸地解决这个问题。
- eradicate the root cause
- 根除根本原因
- Merely treating symptoms will not eradicate the root cause of the issue.仅仅治疗症状无法根除问题的根本原因。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆解：e-出 + radic根 + -ate动词 → 连根拔起，彻底消灭。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：environmental policy、public health、social issues 通常用于正式或书面语境，如政策、健康或社会问题的讨论中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending -icate but have stress on the first syllable, while 'eradicate' stresses the second. They are not perfect rhymes but are useful for spelling pattern comparison.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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