wipe out

英 [waɪp aʊt]

美 [waɪp aʊt]

摧毁; 毁灭; 使灭绝

TOEFL法律

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 摧毁;毁灭;使灭绝
  Towipe outsomething such as a place or a group of people or animals means to destroy them completely.
  1. The spill could wipe out the Gulf's turtle population...
     这次原油泄漏可能会使波斯湾的海龟灭绝。
  2. The man is a fanatic who is determined to wipe out any opposition to the way he conducts himself.
     这人是个狂热分子，决意扫除任何反对其行事作风的声音。

英英释义

verb

• kill in large numbers
  1. the plague wiped out an entire population
  Synonym:eliminateannihilateextinguisheradicatedecimatecarry off
• wipe out the effect of something
  1. The new tax effectively cancels out my raise
  2. The `A' will cancel out the `C' on your record
  Synonym:cancel out
• mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
  1. kill these lines in the President's speech
  Synonym:killobliterate
• remove from memory or existence
  1. The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915
  Synonym:erase
• use up (resources or materials)
  1. this car consumes a lot of gas
  2. We exhausted our savings
  3. They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
  Synonym:consumeeat upuse upeatdepleteexhaustrun through
• eliminate completely and without a trace
  1. The old values have been wiped out
  Synonym:sweep away

双语例句

• Did you wipe out the debts?
  你还清债务了吗？
• We must pick an opportune moment to wipe out the enemy.
  我们要选择适当时机消灭敌人。
• We'll wipe out any enemy that dares to invade our territory.
  敌人胆敢来犯，我们就把它消灭。
• This last payment will wipe out your debt to me.
  这最后一笔付款将了结你欠我的债务。
• Many gave their lives in the gallant effort to wipe out rascism.
  在消灭种族主义的英勇斗争中，许多人献出了生命。
• We need to wipe out the problems that have been circulating in this company.
  我们需要彻底解决公司里存在的问题。
• First, interest rates may take longer to fall than is hoped. Second, in real terms, lending may fall. Third, bad loans could wipe out much of any improvement.
  首先，利率的下降可能没有希望的那样快；第二，实际贷款额可能会减少；第三，坏账很可能抵消大部分增长。
• The spill could wipe out the Gulf's turtle population
  这次原油泄漏可能会使波斯湾的海龟灭绝。
• The campaign to wipe out illiteracy launched out with great vigour.
  扫盲运动生气勃勃地展开了。
• I guarantee that you will personally wipe out homelessness in america.
  我保证凭你个人就可以消灭美国的无家可归现象。