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

• They managed to wipe out the entire Aboriginal population.
  他们终于把那些土著人全部消灭了。
• This last payment will wipe out your debt to me.
  这最后一笔付款将了结你欠我的债务。
• 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。
• They expected to wipe out the Red Army at one stroke.
  他们认为可以一举把红军消灭掉。
• To wipe out these two divisions would be practically to smash the campaign.
  消灭此两师，围剿就基本上打破了。
• 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 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。
• We must pick an opportune moment to wipe out the enemy.
  我们要选择适当时机消灭敌人。
• The final solar convulsions will wipe out all life on the planet.
  太阳的最后灾变将把地球上的一切生命消灭干净。
• 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。