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

• The president vowed to root out corruption.
  总统发誓要根除腐败。
• I will root out the sources of evil.
  我要根除邪恶的根源。
• I managed to root out a copy of the document.
  我好不容易才找到了文件的副本。
• I am going to root out every wasp's nest in the garden.
  我要把花园里所有的黄蜂窝都端掉。
• 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。
• First, you have to root out the people who are checking out or otherwise negatively affecting the organization.
  首先，必须清除那些打算离职或者对公司造成负面影响的人。
• Any sort of wrongdoing had to be rooted out.
  必须杜绝任何不道德的事发生。
• 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。
• I intend to root out every corrupt cop in this precinct.
  我要除掉这个区所有的腐败警察。
• Eg. it is vain to attempt to root out heresy by force.
  试图用暴力消除异端邪说是徒劳的。