"exterminating" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 消滅
• 滅絕

Definition

將某物徹底消滅，通常指通過殺死或毀滅不需要的動物、昆蟲或害蟲。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多屬正式或技術用語。常與害蟲搭配，如 'exterminating rats'。用於人時語氣非常強烈，多見於歷史描述。

Examples

The company is exterminating cockroaches in the kitchen.

公司正在廚房**消滅**蟑螂。

They are exterminating termites in the old house.

他們正在老房子裡**消滅**白蟻。

The city started exterminating the rats in the sewers.

城市開始在下水道**消滅**老鼠。

We're finally exterminating those annoying ants from the apartment.

我們終於要把那些煩人的螞蟻從公寓**消滅**掉了。

The pest control team has been exterminating bedbugs all week.

滅蟲隊整個星期都在**消滅**臭蟲。

I can't believe we're still exterminating bugs after all this cleaning.

都打掃這麼乾淨了，我們還在**消滅**蟲子，真不敢相信。