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

• The generals have to root out traitors
  将军们得把叛国者全部铲除。
• 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。
• Trying to root out rules that overlap and override each other is even a more labor-intensive task.
  尝试根除互相重叠和覆盖的规则甚至是一项更加劳动密集的任务。
• A strict and complex system must be taken to root out the enormous waste caused by administrative expenditure as soon as possible.
  我国行政管理支出中所造成的巨大的浪费，要从制度上加以杜绝，首先必须尽快建立一整套严格、细致的“绿色采购”制度。
• First, you have to root out the people who are checking out or otherwise negatively affecting the organization.
  首先，必须清除那些打算离职或者对公司造成负面影响的人。
• 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。
• I am going to root out every wasp's nest in the garden.
  我要把花园里所有的黄蜂窝都端掉。
• 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。
• 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。
• Any sort of wrongdoing had to be rooted out.
  必须杜绝任何不道德的事发生。