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 will root out the sources of evil.
  我要根除邪恶的根源。
• He was determined to root out corruption in his department.
  他决心铲除他所主管的部门里的腐败现象。
• I managed to root out a copy of the document.
  我好不容易才找到了文件的副本。
• More important, they should put aside their prejudices and selfish interests to root out terrorism collectively and relentlessly.
  更重要的是要捐弃成见，抛开私利，结合集体正义力量，毫不手软地将恐怖主义斩草除根。
• The president vowed to root out corruption.
  总统发誓要根除腐败。
• 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。
• 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。
• Can you root out some good players for the team?
  你能为队里物色几个优秀选手吗？
• We must root out this evil.
  我们要根除这种弊病。
• 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。