decimate
🇺🇸
/ˈdesɪmeɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˈdesɪmeɪt/
verb
R
to kill or destroy a large part of something
The disease decimated the rabbit population.
病気がウサギの個体数を大幅に減らした。
R
to damage something badly or make it much weaker
Cheap imports have decimated the local industry.
安価な輸入品が地元の産業を大きく減少させた。
translation
大量に殺す, ひどく損なう
語形変化
3rd Present
decimates
Past
decimated
Perfect
decimated
Progressive
decimating