decimate
英 ['desɪmeɪt]
美['dɛsə,met]
- vt. 十中抽一，取十分之一；大批杀害
英英释意
- 1. kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
- 2. kill in large numbers;
- "the plague wiped out an entire population"
双语例句
- 1. Silber says the tax rollback would decimate basic services for the needy.
- 西尔伯说税收的回落可能会大大减少为贫困人口提供的基本服务。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. 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。
来自辞典例句
- 4. Many adversities decimate the fluke numbers.
- 许多很不利的因素可使吸虫数量减少十分之一.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Her range of weaponry could easily decimate any convoy she encountered.
- 她强大的武器装备可以轻易地让任何和她遭遇的护航舰队灰飞烟灭.
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