decimate
柯林斯词典
1. V-T To decimate something such as a group of people or animals means to destroy a very large number of them. 大量燬滅
The pollution could decimate the river's thriving population of kingfishers. 汙染可能大量燬滅在這條河茁壯成長的翠鳥群。
2. V-T To decimate a system or organization means to reduce its size and effectiveness greatly. 嚴重削弱
...a recession which decimated the nation's manufacturing industry. …嚴重削弱了該國制造業的一次經濟衰退。
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decimate /ˈdɛsɪˌmeɪt/ (decimating,decimated,decimates)
剑桥词典
- to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely
燬滅,大量殺戮;大幅削減
Populations of endangered animals have been decimated. 瀕危動物的數量已經大幅減少。 返回 decimate