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exterminate sth
exterminate 是及物动词，宾语常为害虫、鼠类等需要彻底清除的对象。
The government launched a campaign to exterminate the invasive species.
政府发起了一场运动来消灭入侵物种。
扑灭；消灭
exterminating — present participle of exterminate
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
扑灭；消灭
To kill or completely destroy all of a population, especially pests.
The government launched a campaign to exterminate the invasive species.
政府发起了一场运动来消灭入侵物种。
杀死或以其他方式永久消灭(某一群体,常指害虫或不受欢迎者)全部,通常是有意的。
To kill or otherwise permanently eliminate all of (a population, often of pests or undesirables), usually intentionally.
彻底终结；完全结束。
To bring a definite end to; to finish completely.
exterminate
Base
原形
exterminates
3rd person
第三人称单数
exterminating
-ing
现在分词
exterminated
Past
过去式
exterminated
Past participle
过去分词
The company exterminates pests in residential areas.
这家公司扑灭住宅区的害虫。
They exterminated the entire ant colony yesterday.
他们昨天消灭了整个蚁群。
The government is exterminating invasive species to protect native wildlife.
政府正在根除入侵物种以保护本地野生动物。
正式用语，意为彻底消灭或根除
The hotel hired a company to exterminate the bedbugs in several rooms.
酒店雇佣了一家公司来消灭几个房间里的臭虫。
The farmer exterminated the rats that were eating his grain storage.
农民消灭了正在吃他粮食储藏的老鼠。
The new pesticide exterminates weeds without harming the crops.
这种新农药在不损害作物的前提下根除杂草。
exterminate 是及物动词，宾语常为害虫、鼠类等需要彻底清除的对象。
The government launched a campaign to exterminate the invasive species.
政府发起了一场运动来消灭入侵物种。
被动式用于强调受影响的一方，施动者可用 by 引出。
The entire colony was exterminated by the pesticide.
整个群落都被杀虫剂消灭了。
Not this
The exterminate of rats in the city is a big challenge.
Use this
The extermination of rats in the city is a big challenge.
exterminate 是动词，不能直接用作主语或宾语；这里需要名词形式 extermination 来表示“消灭/扑灭”这一行为或过程。
Not this
The new poison exterminated last month.
Use this
The new poison exterminated the rats last month.
exterminate 是及物动词，后面必须接宾语，不能单独表示“消灭了”；应补出被消灭的对象。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
消灭害虫
The landlord hired a company to exterminate the pests in the building.
房东雇了一家公司消灭大楼里的害虫。
灭绝一个物种
Overhunting nearly exterminated the species in the last century.
过度捕猎在上个世纪几乎灭绝了这一物种。
灭绝一个种族
History shows what happens when people try to exterminate a race.
历史表明了人们试图灭绝一个种族会带来什么后果。
铲除一切反对势力
The dictator was determined to exterminate all opposition.
独裁者决心铲除一切反对势力。
毫不留情地消灭（委婉语，指处死或暗杀）
The agency sent a team to find the traitor and exterminate him with extreme prejudice.
该机构派出一组人去找到那个叛徒并毫不留情地将其消灭。
彻底消灭！
In Doctor Who, the Daleks constantly shout “Exterminate!” as they pursue their enemies.
在《神秘博士》中，戴立克追击敌人时总是一遍遍高喊“彻底消灭！”。
Use exterminating naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
“terminate”是“终止”，前缀“ex”让它更彻底，即消灭。
语域：formal 常见场景：pest control、public health campaigns、formal writing 该词通常属于正式用语，多用于害虫防治、公共卫生或书面表达；日常口语中更常说 kill 或 get rid of。
与 terminate /ˈtɜːmɪneɪt/、germinate /ˈdʒɜːmɪneɪt/ 押韵（重读元音 /ɜː/ + /mɪneɪt/）。eliminate 拼写同含 -minate，但重读元音为 /ɪ/，不押韵；determine 含 -termin-，但读 /dɪˈtɜːmɪn/，不押韵；chocolate 虽以 -ate 结尾，但读 /ˈtʃɒklət/，注意区分。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.