decimate

🇺🇸 /ˈdesɪmeɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈdesɪmeɪt/
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難度
標籤 TOP20000
verb
R

to kill or destroy a large part of something

The disease decimated the rabbit population.

這種疾病大量減少了兔子的數量。

R

to damage something badly or make it much weaker

Cheap imports have decimated the local industry.

便宜的進口商品嚴重打擊了本地產業。

translation

v. 大量消滅, 嚴重破壞

詞形變化

3rd Present decimates
Past decimated
Perfect decimated
Progressive decimating