extermination
noun [ U ] uk/ɪkˌstɜː.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ us/ɪkˌstɝː.məˈneɪ.ʃən/
根除;灭绝;消灭
the act of killing all the animals or people in a particular place or of a particular type
International measures have been taken to prevent the extermination of the whale. 国际社会已经采取措施防止鲸鱼的灭绝。
Prairie dogs have long been considered nuisance varmints worthy only of mass extermination. 长期以来，草原土拨鼠一直被认为是讨厌的害兽，只配被大规模灭绝。
See: exterminate
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- Further control of the geese population would probably mean some sort of mass extermination.
- He sought the extermination of an entire people.
- Many prisoners were sent by train to Auschwitz in Poland, the biggest Nazi extermination camp.