decimated是什么意思？

decimated

• v. 杀死或毁灭（某物）的大部( decimate的过去式和过去分词 )，相当程度地减少或降低；

例句

• Disease decimated the population. 疾病使大批人死亡。
• Many endangered species have been decimated by unlicensed hunters. 许多濒临绝种的物种被非法的猎人大量扑杀.
• Fishermen fear valuable oyster and mussel beds could be decimated. 渔民们害怕宝贵的牡蛎和贻贝层会被破坏。
• Crops can be all too easily decimated by unchecked depredations by deer. 任由鹿糟蹋会很容易把庄稼都毁了。
• Crops can be all too easily decimated by unchecked depredations by deer... 任由鹿糟蹋会很容易把庄稼都毁了。
• ...a recession which decimated the nation's manufacturing industry. 使该国制造业元气大伤的经济衰退
• British forces in the Caribbean were being decimated by disease. 加勒比海地区的英国部队有大批的人病死。
• Fishermen fear valuable oyster and mussel beds could be decimated... 渔民们害怕宝贵的牡蛎和贻贝层会被破坏。

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• VERB
  大批杀死;大量毁灭
  To decimate something such as a group of people or animals means to destroy a very large number of them.
  例句
  The pollution could decimate the river's thriving population of kingfishers... 污染可能会造成河边大量繁殖的翠鸟大批死亡。 British forces in the Caribbean were being decimated by disease. 加勒比海地区的英国部队有大批的人病死。
• VERB
  严重削弱，大幅缩减(系统或机构)
  To decimate a system or organization means to reduce its size and effectiveness greatly.
  例句
  ...a recession which decimated the nation's manufacturing industry. 使该国制造业元气大伤的经济衰退