exterminate /ɪkˈstɜːmɪˌneɪt/ star1 TEM8 (exterminating,exterminated,exterminates)

• 1.  

  V-T（及物动词） To exterminate a group of people or animals means to kill all of them. 消灭

  例：

  A huge effort was made to exterminate the rats.

  花了大气力来消灭这些老鼠。

• 2.  

  N-UNCOUNT（不可数名词） extermination 消灭

  例：

  ...the extermination of hundreds of thousands of their brethren.

  …他们几十万同胞的灭绝。