Word · Frequency #21446
extermination
消灭；根绝
the act of exterminating; complete destruction or elimination
- 1.
The act of exterminating; total destruction or eradication.
灭绝的行为；彻底摧毁或根除。
- 2.
Elimination.
消除。
灭绝的行为；彻底摧毁或根除。；消除。；消灭；根绝
In use
The extermination of the cockroaches in our kitchen took two visits from the pest control company.
Farmers organized the extermination of the invasive weeds before they spread further.
The new law requires the humane extermination of rats in public buildings.
the extermination of [sth]
extermination 常为不可数名词；若指具体的灭绝事件，也可用复数 exterminations。
The extermination of the pests took three weeks.
消灭这些害虫用了三周时间。
face extermination
face extermination 中不用冠词，此处 extermination 是抽象名词。
The rare species faces extermination if we do not act.
如果我们不采取行动，这个珍稀物种将面临灭绝。
threaten [sb/sth] with extermination
Connections
Collocations
- mass extermination
- 大规模灭绝
- The regime was accused of carrying out the mass extermination of innocent civilians.该政权被指控对无辜平民实施大规模灭绝。
- systematic extermination
- 系统性消灭，有组织的根除
- The documentary records the systematic extermination of the native population.这部纪录片记录了原住民遭到系统性消灭的过程。
- extermination camp
- 灭绝营
- The museum stands on the site of a former extermination camp.这座博物馆建在昔日一座灭绝营的遗址上。
- racial extermination
- 种族灭绝
- Historians compare the events to an attempted racial extermination.历史学家将这些事件比作一次蓄意的种族灭绝。
- extermination of pests
- 害虫的灭除，根除害虫
- The extermination of pests is essential to protect the crops.灭除害虫对保护庄稼至关重要。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记法：ex-（向外）+ 终点terminal，把敌人赶到终点之外，即彻底消灭、根绝。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：pest control、historical accounts 注意：extermination 是名词，通常用于正式或书面语境，多指大规模消灭（如害虫、种群或历史事件中的群体），日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词均与 extermination 押韵（结尾 /neɪʃən/，其中 nation 为 /ˈneɪʃən/）。拼写方面，termination、determination、examination 与 extermination 共有 -mination；information、celebration、nation 则只有 -ation。注意不是所有 -tion 都发 /ʃən/，如 definition /ˌdɛfɪˈnɪʃən/、condition /kənˈdɪʃən/ 并不押韵；同根词 exterminate /ɪkˈstɜːmɪneɪt/ 也不押韵.
Learn the forms together
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