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 new president has pledged to root out corruption wherever it exists.
  新总统保证要根除所有地方的腐败。
• 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. we must root out the source of this problem.
  我们必须根绝问题的来源。
• Can you root out some good players for the team?
  你能为队里物色几个优秀选手吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• Trying to root out rules that overlap and override each other is even a more labor-intensive task.
  尝试根除互相重叠和覆盖的规则甚至是一项更加劳动密集的任务。
• They are a part of a growing movement to stabilize the world, and root out the influences that have tried to lead you into another war scenario.
  他们是一个成长行动的一部分去稳定世界局面，彻底根除那些尝试引导你们进入另外一个战争局面的影响。
• 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。
• Any sort of wrongdoing had to be rooted out.
  必须杜绝任何不道德的事发生。