单词	extermination
释义	exterminateex‧ter‧mi‧nate /ɪkˈstɜːməneɪt $ -ɜːr-/ verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINexterminate Origin: 1500-1600 Latin past participle of exterminare ‘to drive out’, from terminus ‘edge’ Verb Table VERB TABLE exterminate Simple Form Present I, you, we, they exterminate he, she, it exterminates Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they exterminated Present perfect I, you, we, they have exterminated he, she, it has exterminated Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had exterminated Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will exterminate Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have exterminated Continuous Form Present I am exterminating he, she, it is exterminating you, we, they are exterminating Past I, he, she, it was exterminating you, we, they were exterminating Present perfect I, you, we, they have been exterminating he, she, it has been exterminating Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been exterminating Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be exterminating Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been exterminating Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Ranchers systematically exterminated prairie dogs on their land. There was an attempt to exterminate ethnic groups in the north of the country. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Boves's mestizos aimed to exterminate the creoles and to destroy their property. By exterminating farm animals, the option of small organic farms is eroded. Each new form will tend to take the place of, and finally to exterminate, its own less improved parent. Let them kill, skin and sell until the buffalo are exterminated. The Khmer Rouge exterminated as many as two million Cambodiansa quarter of the population. The logic of Fly was simple: there is a fly on the screen that is bothersome and should be exterminated. This elegant insect is a formidable greenfly guzzler and its larvae are particularly good at exterminating these ubiquitous pests. Thesaurus THESAURUSto kill a large number of people► massacre to kill a large number of people in a violent way: · Thousands of peaceful demonstrators were massacred by the soldiers. ► slaughter to kill a large number of people in a violent way. Slaughter is also used about killing animals for food: · The army slaughtered thousands of civilians in an effort to stop the revolt.· The pigs were slaughtered on the farm. ► exterminate to kill large numbers of a particular group, so that they no longer exist: · Hitler’s goal was to exterminate the Jews. Longman Language Activatorto kill a large number of people► kill · Thousands of the rebels were killed in a gun battle with government troops.· The gunman killed 22 people and wounded 15, before turning his gun on himself. ► massacre to kill a large number of people easily, because they are not able to defend themselves well enough: · They have massacred hundreds of innocent people.· Claims by refugees that 1000 people had been massacred were denied by the local authorities. ► slaughter to kill a large number of people in a very cruel or violent way: · Men ran through the village burning houses and slaughtering the inhabitants.· Men, women and children were slaughtered in groups by their captors. ► exterminate to kill large numbers of a particular group or race of people so that it no longer exists: · There was an attempt to exterminate ethnic groups in the north of the country. to kill large numbers of people or animals of a particular type so that they no longer exist:  Staff use the poison to exterminate moles and rabbits.► see thesaurus at kill—exterminator noun [countable]—extermination /ɪkˌstɜːməˈneɪʃən $ -ɜːr-/ noun [countable, uncountable]:  the extermination of the indigenous peoples
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