• 基础释义
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  • 柯林斯词典释义
  • 英英词典释义
  • 行业词典释义

decimation

[ˌdesɪ'meɪʃn] [ˌdɛsəˈmeʃən]
  • 动词:decimate;
  • 例句
    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • 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
    英英词典释义
    • Noun
      1. destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot)
    行业词典
    • 计算机: 十中抽一,抽选;