depopulate是什么意思？

depopulate

英[ˌdi:ˈpɒpjuleɪt] 美[ˌdiˈpɑpjuleɪt]

• v. （使）人口减少；

第三人称单数：depopulates;

过去式：depopulated;

过去分词：depopulated;

现在分词：depopulating;

名词：depopulation;

例句

• The famine threatened to depopulate the continent. 饥荒可能会导致该大洲人口剧减。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  使…的人口剧减
  To depopulate an area means to greatly reduce the number of people living there.
  例句
  The famine threatened to depopulate the continent. 饥荒可能会导致该大洲人口剧减。

英英词典释义

• Verb
  1. reduce in population;
  "The epidemic depopulated the countryside"