"exterminated" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 消滅
• 滅絕

Definition

完全消滅或殺死，特別是指消除某類生物，如害蟲或敵人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

正式且語氣很重，常用於徹底消滅害蟲、種羣或歷史事件。日常場合可以用“消除”“清除”。

Examples

The insects were exterminated from the house.

這些昆蟲被從房子裡**消滅**了。

The virus nearly exterminated the entire population of frogs.

這種病毒幾乎**消滅**了所有青蛙。

The pests were exterminated using chemicals.

害蟲是用化學品**消滅**的。

Entire species have been exterminated by human activity.

由於人類活動，許多物種被**滅絕**了。

They exterminated the rats to prevent the spread of disease.

他們**消滅**了老鼠，以防疾病傳播。

All evidence of the invasive plant was exterminated.

所有入侵植物的蹤跡都被**消滅**了。