depopulate
英[ˌdi:ˈpɒpjuleɪt]
美[ˌdiˈpɑpjuleɪt]
基本释义
- v.
- （使）人口减少
词性变化
- 第三人称单数:depopulates;
- 过去式:depopulated;
- 过去分词:depopulated;
- 现在分词:depopulating;
- 名词:depopulation;
实用例句
Whole stretches of land were laid waste and depopulated.
一片片土地荒芜，人口减少。
牛津词典
The famine threatened to depopulate the continent.
饥荒可能会导致该大洲人口剧减。
King Ptolemy prohibited Hegesias from lecturing , lest he depopulate the country.
国王托勒密因此禁止何基西亚斯讲课, 以避免其哲学使国家人口下降. )
期刊摘选
The famine threatened to depopulate the continent.
饥荒可能会导致该大洲人口剧减。
柯林斯例句
英英释义
Verb
1. reduce in population;
"The epidemic depopulated the countryside"