eradication noun[ U ] uk /ɪˌræd.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ us /ɪˌræd.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/ the process of getting rid of something completely or of destroying something bad: 根除;消灭;杜绝 eradication ofThe organization's goal is the eradication of poverty.该组织的目标是消除贫困。 These species of weeds are stubbornly resistant to eradication. See
eradicate Changes in living habits were largely responsible for the eradication of malaria. Clear-cutting is the eradication of all trees from an area. The department faces either a budget cut or eradication.该部门面临的要么是预算削减,要么是被解散。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Removing and getting rid of things abandonment banish be scattered to the four windsidiom bin cast someone/something aside/away/off dumping eradication of something erase erasure evacuate evacuate someone from something evacuation shedding shoo shrug shrug something off shuck sling toss turf |