同近义词辨析
destroy, extinguish, exterminate
这组词都有“消灭”的意思，其区别是：
destroy指通过杀戮或终止某人某物的机能，使之无用或毁灭。
extinguish原义指灭火，转义后暗示生命、希望等像火一样地消灭、熄灭。
exterminate指大量地、成批地杀害、消灭。
双语例句
用作及物动词(vt.)
- This spray will exterminate the termites.
这种喷剂能消灭白蚁。 - We must exterminate every mistake.
我们必须消除一切错误。 - Taiwan's government has made it a priority to exterminate the fire ants.
台湾政府已将扑杀火蚁列为第一要务。 - Would Mother Nature really exterminate mankind?
大自然会根除人类吗？
权威例句
`Exterminate all the brutesExterminate all operating system abstractionsSystems to exterminate and control subterranean termites and other subterranean pestsWar against the wolf: America's campaign to exterminate the wolf.Less Than Human: Why We Demean, Enslave, and Exterminate Others (review)Exterminate Them:Written Accounts of the Murder, Rape, and Enslavement of Native Americans during the California Gold RushExterminate them: Written Accounts of the Murder, Rape, and Enslavement of Native Americans during the California Gold RushFaunal changes in a swamp habitat in Nigeria sprayed with insecticide to exterminate Glossina.The Wannsee Conference, the Fate of German Jews, and Hitler's Decision in Principle to Exterminate All European JewsThree years' observation on side effects of helicopter applications of insecticides used to exterminate Glossina A species in Nigeria
