extirpate
verb /ˈekstəpeɪt/
/ˈekstərpeɪt/
(formal)动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they extirpate | /ˈekstəpeɪt/ /ˈekstərpeɪt/ |
he / she / it extirpates | /ˈekstəpeɪts/ /ˈekstərpeɪts/ |
past simple extirpated | /ˈekstəpeɪtɪd/ /ˈekstərpeɪtɪd/ |
past participle extirpated | /ˈekstəpeɪtɪd/ /ˈekstərpeɪtɪd/ |
-ing form extirpating | /ˈekstəpeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈekstərpeɪtɪŋ/ |
- extirpate something to destroy or get rid of something that is bad or not wanted
消灭,根除,除掉(坏的或不需要的事物) 词源late Middle English (as extirpation): from Latin exstirpare, from ex- ‘out’ + stirps ‘a stem’.