"exterminate" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 消滅
• 根除

Definition

徹底消滅或根除某物，特別是指消除害蟲、昆蟲，有時也指某一類人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Exterminate”多用於正式或嚴肅情境，常指消滅害蟲（如“消滅蟑螂”），或歷史上消除特定羣體。日常生活小事不用。用於人時語氣極重，避免輕率使用。

Examples

We need to exterminate the termites in the house.

我們需要**消滅**屋裡的白蟻。

The company was hired to exterminate the pests in the building.

公司被僱來**消滅**大樓裡的害蟲。

They used chemicals to exterminate the bugs.

他們用化學藥劑**消滅**了這些蟲子。

The goal was to exterminate every trace of the invasive species.

目標是**根除**所有外來物種的痕跡。

After months of trying, they finally managed to exterminate the rats.

經過幾個月的努力，他們終於**消滅**了老鼠。

It's not easy to exterminate mosquitoes in a swampy area.

在沼澤地裡**根除**蚊子可不容易。