decimate
英 [ˈdesɪmeɪt]
美 [ˈdesɪmeɪt]
v. 大量毁灭，大批杀死(某地区的动物、植物或人); 严重破坏; 大大削弱
过去分词：decimated 过去式：decimated 现在分词：decimating 第三人称单数：decimates 复数：decimates
Collins.1 / BNC.18601 / COCA.13942
牛津词典
verb
- 大量毁灭，大批杀死（某地区的动物、植物或人）
to kill large numbers of animals, plants or people in a particular area- The rabbit population was decimated by the disease.
这种疾病使大批兔子死亡。
- The rabbit population was decimated by the disease.
- 严重破坏；大大削弱
to severely damage sth or make sth weaker- Cheap imports decimated the British cycle industry.
廉价进口严重削弱了英国的自行车工业。
- Cheap imports decimated the British cycle industry.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 大批杀死;大量毁灭
Todecimatesomething such as a group of people or animals means to destroy a very large number of them.- The pollution could decimate the river's thriving population of kingfishers...
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.
加勒比海地区的英国部队有大批的人病死。
- The pollution could decimate the river's thriving population of kingfishers...
- VERB 严重削弱，大幅缩减(系统或机构)
Todecimatea system or organization means to reduce its size and effectiveness greatly.- ...a recession which decimated the nation's manufacturing industry.
使该国制造业元气大伤的经济衰退
- ...a recession which decimated the nation's manufacturing industry.
英英释义
verb
- kill in large numbers
- the plague wiped out an entire population
- kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies