wipe out

英 [waɪp aʊt]

美 [waɪp aʊt]

摧毁; 毁灭; 使灭绝

TOEFL法律

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 摧毁;毁灭;使灭绝
  Towipe outsomething such as a place or a group of people or animals means to destroy them completely.
  1. The spill could wipe out the Gulf's turtle population...
     这次原油泄漏可能会使波斯湾的海龟灭绝。
  2. The man is a fanatic who is determined to wipe out any opposition to the way he conducts himself.
     这人是个狂热分子，决意扫除任何反对其行事作风的声音。

英英释义

verb

• kill in large numbers
  1. the plague wiped out an entire population
  Synonym:eliminateannihilateextinguisheradicatedecimatecarry off
• wipe out the effect of something
  1. The new tax effectively cancels out my raise
  2. The `A' will cancel out the `C' on your record
  Synonym:cancel out
• mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
  1. kill these lines in the President's speech
  Synonym:killobliterate
• remove from memory or existence
  1. The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915
  Synonym:erase
• use up (resources or materials)
  1. this car consumes a lot of gas
  2. We exhausted our savings
  3. They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
  Synonym:consumeeat upuse upeatdepleteexhaustrun through
• eliminate completely and without a trace
  1. The old values have been wiped out
  Synonym:sweep away

双语例句

• We need to wipe out the problems that have been circulating in this company.
  我们需要彻底解决公司里存在的问题。
• I thought we were the ones you were trying to wipe out.
  我以为你要想办法把我们赶尽杀绝。
• We'll wipe out any enemy that dares to invade our territory.
  敌人胆敢来犯，我们就把它消灭。
• If I choose, I could wipe out an entire city.
  如果让我选择，我会摧毁整个城市。
• The cost of the new building will wipe out all the company's profits this year.
  新建大楼的费用将把公司今年所有的利润干光了。
• Many gave their lives in the gallant effort to wipe out rascism.
  在消灭种族主义的英勇斗争中，许多人献出了生命。
• Only in this way can we wipe out the enemy troops.
  只有用这样的方法我们才能消灭敌军。
• The campaign to wipe out illiteracy launched out with great vigour.
  扫盲运动生气勃勃地展开了。
• One dose of penicillin can wipe out the infection.
  一剂青霉素就能消除感染。
• Do not let little stars fell to the ground, to wipe out the genie may be treasures.
  不要让小精灵掉到地上，消灭小精灵有可能会得到宝物。