eradication

-eɪʃən· noun

农业/科学B2

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Chinese meaning

根除;消灭

连lián根gēn拔bá起qǐ,彻chè底dǐ消xiāo灭miè

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指zhǐ美měi国guó防fáng治zhì螺luó旋xuán蝇yíng寄jì生shēng虫chóng的de根gēn除chú行xíng动dòng

Example

Scientists worry that current eradication efforts won’t be able to contain parasitic infestation pushing into US.

科学家担心,目前的根除行动可能无法遏制正向美国蔓延的寄生虫侵扰。

Source: The Guardian · 12 Jul 2026

Background ✎

科kē学xué家jiā担dān忧yōu,正zhèng逼bī近jìn美měi国guó的de螺luó旋xuán蝇yíng寄jì生shēng虫chóng侵qīn扰rǎo,现xiàn有yǒu根gēn除chú措cuò施shī恐kǒng难nán以yǐ遏è制zhì。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁 ē-(出)+ rādīx(根)+ -tiō

  • e-(向外,表彻底)+ radic(root,根)+ -ation(名词后缀)

Collocations

  • eradication efforts / eradicate a disease / global eradication campaign

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