decimate

[美國]/ˈdesɪmeɪt/
[英國]/ˈdesɪmeɪt/
詞頻: 非常高

中文釋義

vt. 十中抽一,取十分之一;大批殺害
Word Forms
過去分詞decimated
過去式decimated
現在分詞decimating
第三人稱單數decimates
複數decimates

例句

The hurricane decimated the coastal town, leaving behind a path of destruction.

颶風摧毀了沿海小鎮,留下了一片破壞。

The economic recession decimated the company's workforce, leading to massive layoffs.

經濟衰退使公司的員工大量減少,導致大規模裁員。

The virus decimated the population, causing widespread panic and fear.

病毒使人口銳減,引發了廣泛的恐慌和恐懼。

The invading army decimated the enemy's defenses, easily taking over the territory.

入侵的軍隊摧毀了敵人的防禦,輕鬆佔領了領土。

The wildfire decimated the forest, destroying acres of trees and wildlife.

森林大火毀掉了大片樹木和野生動物。

The earthquake decimated the city, leaving buildings in ruins and people homeless.

地震摧毀了城市,使建築物成爲廢墟,人們無家可歸。

The tsunami decimated the coastal communities, washing away homes and livelihoods.

海嘯摧毀了沿海社區,沖走了家園和生計。

The plague decimated the population, causing widespread illness and death.

瘟疫使人口銳減,引發了廣泛的疾病和死亡。

The war decimated the country's infrastructure, leaving it in ruins.

戰爭摧毀了國家的基礎設施,使其成爲廢墟。

The drought decimated the crops, leading to food shortages and famine.

乾旱使莊稼減產,導致糧食短缺和饑荒。

原聲例句

Poaching has also decimated rhino populations in Hwange.

偷獵也使萬基的犀牛數量大幅減少。

來源: BBC Reading Selection

Swimming records, track and field records-these would just be absolutely decimated.

游泳記錄,田徑記錄,所有這些記錄絕對都會被毀滅。

來源: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American April 2021 Collection

Urban areas would be decimated by the rift, causing extensive destruction.

裂縫將摧毀城市地區,造成大範圍破壞。

來源: If there is a if.

Rest assured, I would intellectually decimate you if I had the energy to do so.

請放心,如果我有精力這麼做,我會在智力上摧毀你。

來源: MBTI Personality Types Guide

Others were decimated by animals like rats that arrived on ships.

其他的鳥類也因老鼠等舶來物種而大量死亡。

來源: CNN 10 Student English November 2017 Collection

Humpback whales — a population once decimated by more than 95% — started making a comeback.

座頭鯨——這個曾經被消減 95% 以上的種羣——開始迴歸人們的視線中。

來源: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American May 2023 Collection

When otters disappear, for example, urchins take over, decimating kelp forests.

比如當水獺消失,海膽數量會上升,海藻叢會被大量消耗殆盡。

來源: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation January 2014

Speaking of destruction, he always decimated our guacamole supply.

說到這個,他總是喫光我們所有的鱷梨醬。

來源: Listening Digest

A lot of people would pay top dollar to decimate the population.

一大票人願意爲了削減人口出大價錢。

來源: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

A flaming hot avalanche would decimate everything in its path.

炙熱的雪崩會毀掉它面前的一切事物。

來源: If there is a if.

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