depopulate /diˈpɑːpjəˌleɪt/ verb depopulates; depopulated; depopulating
depopulates; depopulated; depopulating
Learner's definition of DEPOPULATE
[+ object]
: to greatly reduce the number of people living in (a city, region, etc.)使人口减少 -
Large areas of the country had been depopulated by disease.这个国家大部分地区的人口由于疾病而减少了。
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an empty, depopulated landscape人烟稀少的荒凉景象
— depopulation
/diˌpɑːpjəˈleɪʃən/ noun [noncount]