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

• 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。
• 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 must root out this evil.
  我们要根除这种弊病。
• MS Campbell has been appointed to root out inefficiency in this company.
  坎贝尔女士已被任命去彻底根除这家公司的低效率。
• The president vowed to root out corruption.
  总统发誓要根除腐败。
• 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。
• The generals have to root out traitors
  将军们得把叛国者全部铲除。
• 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。
• 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。
• But they belie a fierce ambition and an obsession to root out injustice on Wall Street and beyond.
  但诙谐的表象下面潜藏着的是巴拉拉根除华尔街内外所有不公的强烈抱负和执着信念。