v.  根除；消灭 ≈ wipe out

• eradication   n. 消灭，扑灭；根除

• the eradication of corruption  根除腐败

• Maybe one day soon real change will actually be made in our nation and the gap will be eradicated. 消除代沟

• This problem has now been completely eradicated. 这个问题现已彻底杜绝。

• We can eradicate this disease from the world. 我们能把这种疾病从世界上根除。

• And surely we will aim to finally eradicate disease and poverty. 消除疾病和贫困

BrE /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/