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第三人称
exterminates
现在进行时
exterminating
过去式
exterminated
过去完成时
exterminated
1
消灭, 根除
to destroy completely
及物动词
- The ruthless dictator sought to exterminate any opposition to his regime.
残酷的独裁者试图消灭任何对其政权的反对。
- The fire exterminated the forest, leaving behind nothing but ash.
大火毁灭了森林，只留下灰烬。
- The invaders sought to exterminate the native culture and impose their own.
入侵者试图消灭本土文化并强加他们自己的文化。
- A new initiative aims to exterminate extreme poverty in the region.
一项新举措旨在消灭该地区的极端贫困。
- The ancient city was exterminated by a volcanic eruption, leaving it buried for centuries.
古城被火山喷发彻底毁灭，被埋藏了几个世纪。
2
消灭, 根除
to kill pests, such as insects or rodents
及物动词
- The farmer used traps to exterminate the rats in the barn.
农民用陷阱来消灭谷仓里的老鼠。
- An exterminator was hired to exterminate the termites eating through the wooden beams.
聘请了一位灭虫专家来消灭正在啃食木梁的白蚁。
- The gardener applied natural methods to exterminate the aphids on the plants.
园丁应用了自然方法来消灭植物上的蚜虫。
- To protect the crops, they used pesticides to exterminate the locusts.
为了保护庄稼，他们使用杀虫剂来消灭蝗虫。
- The invasive ant colony was exterminated using bait traps placed strategically.
入侵的蚂蚁群落被用战略放置的诱饵陷阱消灭了。
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