extirpating

• vt.extirpate的变形

extirpate['ekstə:peit]

• vt.
  • 拔除，连根拔起 (树、杂草等)：

    to extirpate an unwanted hair

    拔除不要的毛发

  • 消灭，灭绝，铲除，根除 (恶习、疾病、物种等)；破除(异端邪说、迷信等)：

    to extirpate the smoking habit

    戒除吸烟习惯

    to extirpate disease and poverty

    根除疾病和贫穷

  • 【外科学】摘除(肿瘤等)：

    to extirpate a tumour

    摘除肿瘤

• 近义词:

  exterminate

• 变形:

  vt.extirpated.extirpating