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decimate

/ˈdɛs.ɪ.meɪt/

翻译: 动词,指毁灭或杀死某事物的大部分,或大幅削减其数量或力量。

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词语关系

verb

/ˈdɛs.ɪ.meɪt/C1formal
  • zh动词,指毁灭或杀死某事物的大部分,或大幅削减其数量或力量。

A verb meaning to destroy or kill a large proportion of something, or to drastically reduce in number or strength.

  1. Kill one in tenC2formal

    Historically, to select by lot and kill every tenth person, especially as a punishment in the Roman army.

    zh十人杀一

    • The Roman general ordered the legion to be decimated for their mutiny.
    • Decimation was a brutal punishment used to maintain discipline.
    • The soldiers were decimated as a warning to others.
  2. Kill or destroy a large portionB2formal

    To kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage of a group or population.

    zh消灭大部分

    • The plague decimated the population of the village.
    • The hurricane decimated the coastal town.
    • The invasive species decimated the local fish population.

    同义词annihilatedevastateexterminatemassacreravageslaughterwipe out

    反义词preserveprotectsavespare

词形
  • decimated past participle
  • decimated past simple
  • decimating present participle
  • decimates third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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