diệt chuột
Definition
- Verb:
- To exterminate rats/mice: The primary meaning of "diệt chuột" is to kill or eliminate rats and mice, typically as a pest control measure.
- To derat: A formal, technical term for the act of exterminating rodents.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Thành phố đang có chiến dịch diệt chuột. (The city is having a rat extermination campaign.)
- Chúng tôi phải diệt chuột trong nhà kho. (We must exterminate the mice in the warehouse.)
- Hóa chất này dùng để diệt chuột. (This chemical is used to kill rats.)
Advanced Usage
- "diệt chuột sinh học": biological rodent control.
- Phương pháp diệt chuột sinh học an toàn hơn. (Biological rodent control methods are safer.)
Variants and Related Words
Diệt trừ (v): to eradicate, to exterminate (used for various pests or problems).
- diệt trừ côn trùng (to exterminate insects)
Thuốc diệt chuột (n): rat poison, rodenticide.
- Để thuốc diệt chuột xa tầm trẻ em. (Keep rat poison away from children.)
Synonyms
- Exterminate rats/mice: To destroy completely.
- Deratize: To remove or kill rats, especially from a ship or building.
- Rodent control: The management of rodent populations.
Related Idioms
- While "diệt chuột" itself is a straightforward term, it can be part of a common saying implying a thorough cleanup or removal of a pervasive problem.
- Phải làm như diệt chuột, từ gốc đến ngọn. (It must be done like exterminating rats, from the root to the branch – meaning thoroughly and completely.)