eradication
noun [ U ] uk/ɪˌræd.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ us/ɪˌræd.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/
根除;消灭;杜绝
the process of getting rid of something completely or of destroying something bad
The organization's goal is the eradication of poverty. 该组织的目标是消除贫困。
The department faces either a budget cut or eradication. 该部门面临的要么是预算削减，要么是被解散。
See: eradicate
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- Changes in living habits were largely responsible for the eradication of malaria.
- These species of weeds are stubbornly resistant to eradication.
- Clear-cutting is the eradication of all trees from an area.