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 need to root out racism in the police and army.
  我们必须根除警察或部队里的种族主义。
• More important, they should put aside their prejudices and selfish interests to root out terrorism collectively and relentlessly.
  更重要的是要捐弃成见，抛开私利，结合集体正义力量，毫不手软地将恐怖主义斩草除根。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Eg. do you think it is possible to root out crime?
  你认为可以根除犯罪吗？
• Any sort of wrongdoing had to be rooted out.
  必须杜绝任何不道德的事发生。
• I managed to root out a copy of the document.
  我好不容易才找到了文件的副本。