overpopulate
/ˌəʊvəˈpɒpjʊleɪt/verb
with obj.
1- populate (an area) in too large numbers使（一地区）人口过多：
the country was overpopulated.
该国人口过多。
1.1
- no obj.(of an animal) breed too rapidly（动物）繁殖过快：
without natural predators, deer would overpopulate.
没有天敌, 鹿群会过量繁殖。
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