eradicated是什么意思？

eradicated

英[ɪ'rædɪkeɪtɪd] 美[ɪ'rædɪˌkeɪtɪd]

• adj. 画着根的；
• v. 摧毁，完全根除( eradicate的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句

• The disease has been eradicated from the world. 这种疾病已在全世界得到根除.
• Polio has been virtually eradicated in Brazil. 在巴西脊髓灰质炎实际上已经根除。
• If tedious tasks could be eradicated, the world would be a much better place. 如果可以消灭那些单调乏味的工作，世界将会变得更加美好。

英语六级真题

A study by Mannaz, a leadership development company, suggests that, while the bully-boy chief executive of old may not have been eradicated completely, there is a definite shift in emphasis towards less tough styles of management – at least in America and Europe.
出自-2011年6月阅读原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  消灭;灭绝;根除
  To eradicate something means to get rid of it completely.
  例句
  They are already battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus... 他们已经在努力消灭疟疾、破伤风等疾病。 If tedious tasks could be eradicated, the world would be a much better place. 如果可以消灭那些单调乏味的工作，世界将会变得更加美好。