ex·ter·mi·na·tion
noun/ɪkˌstɜːmɪˈneɪʃn/
/ɪkˌstɜːrmɪˈneɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable]- the act of killing all the members of a group of people or animals
灭绝；根除；消灭；毁灭 - the extermination of rats and other vermin
消灭老鼠和其他有害动物 - The sheer scale of these mass exterminations is horrifying.
这些大规模灭绝的规模之大令人震惊。
- the extermination of rats and other vermin