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

• 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。
• We must root out this evil.
  我们要根除这种弊病。
• 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。
• Eg. it is vain to attempt to root out heresy by force.
  试图用暴力消除异端邪说是徒劳的。
• 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。
• Comprehensive treatment should be carried out to root out the source for breeding terrorism.
  应实行综合治理，消除滋生恐怖主义的根源。
• He was determined to root out corruption in his department.
  他决心铲除他所主管的部门里的腐败现象。
• I intend to root out every corrupt cop in this precinct.
  我要除掉这个区所有的腐败警察。
• We need to root out racism in the police and army.
  我们必须根除警察或部队里的种族主义。
• I will root out the sources of evil.
  我要根除邪恶的根源。