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The famine threatened to depopulate the continent.是什么意思？

The famine threatened to depopulate the continent.

饥荒可能会导致该大洲人口剧减。

相关词汇
the famine threatened to depopulate continent

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；
例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

famine

n. 饥荒，饥饿，极度缺乏；
例句
Civil war and famine sent the nation plunging into anarchy.
内战和饥荒使该国陷入了无政府状态。

threatened

adj. 受到威胁的；v. 威胁(threaten的过去分词)；
例句
Union officials made no apologies for the threatened chaos.
工会干部们对于迫在眉睫的混乱局面不予道歉。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；
例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

depopulate

v. （使）人口减少；
例句
The famine threatened to depopulate the continent.
饥荒可能会导致该大洲人口剧减。

continent

n. 大陆，陆地，欧洲大陆，洲；
例句
The title track is a pointed meditation on a continent gone wrong.
主打歌是对一个误入歧途的大陆的深刻沉思。
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