kill something off

Related to word: kill

Phrasal Verb

Definition

  1. to entirely eliminate something, typically over a period of time

    完全消滅;徹底殺光

    • The community is working hard to reduce poverty and ultimately wants to kill it off.

      社區正在努力減少貧困,最終希望徹底消滅它。

    • The pathogen has been killed off completely over the past few years.

      過去幾年,這種病原體已被完全消滅。

    • The new legislation aims to kill off the sources of environmental pollution.

      新法規旨在徹底消滅環境污染的源頭。