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

• Any sort of wrongdoing had to be rooted out.
  必须杜绝任何不道德的事发生。
• I will root out the sources of evil.
  我要根除邪恶的根源。
• Eg. do you think it is possible to root out crime?
  你认为可以根除犯罪吗？
• The president vowed to root out corruption.
  总统发誓要根除腐败。
• 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。
• 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。
• Can you root out some good players for the team?
  你能为队里物色几个优秀选手吗？
• 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。
• I managed to root out a copy of the document.
  我好不容易才找到了文件的副本。
• They must also root out compensation schemes that encourage systemic risk.
  他们还必须铲除那些助长系统性风险的薪酬方案。