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

• We must root out this evil.
  我们要根除这种弊病。
• The generals have to root out traitors
  将军们得把叛国者全部铲除。
• I'll go get cleaned up a bit and root out the preacher.
  我去修饰一下，还得去找传教士。
• A strict and complex system must be taken to root out the enormous waste caused by administrative expenditure as soon as possible.
  我国行政管理支出中所造成的巨大的浪费，要从制度上加以杜绝，首先必须尽快建立一整套严格、细致的“绿色采购”制度。
• 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。
• 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。
• Any sort of wrongdoing had to be rooted out.
  必须杜绝任何不道德的事发生。
• I will root out the sources of evil.
  我要根除邪恶的根源。
• 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。
• Tony Blair last night tightened his grip on Labour mps with new powers to root out troublemakers.
  昨晚，托尼·布莱尔利用新赋予的权力铲除了制造事端者，加强了对工党议员的控制。