"root out" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 根除
• 查出

Definition

徹底找到並消除某物，尤其是當它隱藏或有害時。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Root out” 常用於正式、嚴肅場合，如打擊犯罪、貪污、問題等。常見搭配：'root out corruption'（根除貪污）。強調徹底消除，而非暫時解決。

Examples

The government wants to root out corruption.

政府想要**根除**貪污。

Teachers try to root out bullying in schools.

老師們努力**根除**校園霸凌。

It's important to root out the cause of the problem.

重要的是要**查出**問題的原因。

We need to root out those old files that are slowing the computer down.

我們需要**根除**那些讓電腦變慢的舊檔案。

It's not easy to root out bad habits once they've formed.

一旦養成壞習慣，就很難**根除**。

The new manager is determined to root out any dishonesty in the company.

新經理決心**根除**公司裡的任何不誠實行為。