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extermination
noun[ U ]
uk /ɪkˌstɜː.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ us /ɪkˌstɝː.məˈneɪ.ʃən/
the act of killing all the animals or people in a particular place or of a particular type: 根除;灭绝;消灭
extermination ofInternational measures have been taken to prevent the extermination of the whale.国际社会已经采取措施防止鲸鱼的灭绝。
Prairie dogs have long been considered nuisance varmints worthy only of mass extermination. 长期以来，草原土拨鼠一直被认为是讨厌的害兽，只配被大规模灭绝。
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Further control of the geese population would probably mean some sort of mass extermination.
He sought the extermination of an entire people.
Many prisoners were sent by train to Auschwitz in Poland, the biggest Nazi extermination camp.
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