英语词汇decimate怎么读，是什么意思，单词翻译、读音、固定搭配用法和短语词组及例句-英汉双解词典

decimate

desɪmeɪt  ˈdɛsəˌmeɪt 

Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense decimates, present participle decimating, past tense , past participle decimated

1 VERB 大批杀死;大量毁灭 To decimate something such as a group of people or animals means to destroy a very large number of them. 大批杀死;大量毁灭

The pollution could decimate the river's thriving population of kingfishers. [VERB noun]

污染可能会造成河边大量繁殖的翠鸟大批死亡。
British forces in the Caribbean were being decimated by disease. [VERB noun]

加勒比海地区的英国部队有大批的人病死。

SYN destroy, devastate, wipe out, ravage

decimation

...the decimation of the great rain forests.

广阔雨林大片的毁灭

2 VERB 严重削弱，大幅缩减(系统或机构) To decimate a system or organization means to reduce its size and effectiveness greatly. 严重削弱，大幅缩减(系统或机构)

...a recession which decimated the nation's manufacturing industry. [VERB noun]

使该国制造业元气大伤的经济衰退

SYN reduce, diminish, decrease, weaken

decimation

Government policies have resulted in a decimation of essential services used by the poor.

政府的政策导致穷人所能享受到的基础服务大大减少。

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单词	decimate
释义	decimate desɪmeɪt  ˈdɛsəˌmeɪt  Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense decimates, present participle decimating, past tense , past participle decimated 1 VERB 大批杀死;大量毁灭 To decimate something such as a group of people or animals means to destroy a very large number of them. 大批杀死;大量毁灭 The pollution could decimate the river's thriving population of kingfishers. [VERB noun] 污染可能会造成河边大量繁殖的翠鸟大批死亡。 British forces in the Caribbean were being decimated by disease. [VERB noun] 加勒比海地区的英国部队有大批的人病死。 SYN destroy, devastate, wipe out, ravage decimation ...the decimation of the great rain forests. 广阔雨林大片的毁灭 2 VERB 严重削弱，大幅缩减(系统或机构) To decimate a system or organization means to reduce its size and effectiveness greatly. 严重削弱，大幅缩减(系统或机构) ...a recession which decimated the nation's manufacturing industry. [VERB noun] 使该国制造业元气大伤的经济衰退 SYN reduce, diminish, decrease, weaken decimation Government policies have resulted in a decimation of essential services used by the poor. 政府的政策导致穷人所能享受到的基础服务大大减少。 Trends of decimate View usage for:All yearsLast 10 yearsLast 50 yearsLast 100 yearsLast 300 years
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