音标:[ˈdesəˌmeɪtɪŋ] ;
v. 杀死或毁灭(某物)的大部( decimate的现在分词 ); 相当程度地减少或降低
p. pr. & vb. n. of Decimate

decimate的用法和样例:

例句

  1. Student numbers have been decimated by cuts in grants.助学金削减後,学生人数大大减少。
  2. Disease has decimated the population.疾病使大部分人死亡。

经典引文

  • All my parents' friends, all my friends' brothers were getting killed. Our circle was decimated.

    出自:R. Lehmann
  • Plague decimated Moscow in 1771.

    出自:V. Cronin
【近义词】

How Your Cashmere Sweater Is Decimating Mongolia's Grasslands STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: This next story takes us back to the source, the source of cashmere sweaters - like one you might get for Christmas. Hope I didn't spoil the surprise. Cashmere sweater

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