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de.pre.da.tion.dep7rE5deI7F[nn(an act causing) damage or destruction损害，毁坏(行为)The crops have been destroyed by the depredations of insects. [C]昆虫的破坏毁掉了庄稼。The entire area has suffered the depredations of war. [C]整个地区都遭受了兵燹。It will take months to clear up the depredations of (= damage done by) the storm. [C]清理风暴造成的损害将会花上几个月。Depredation of (= Damage done to) the environment is destroying hundreds of species each year. [U]环境的破坏每年使成百上千的物种灭绝。
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