deplete 详细解释

deplete

[di'pli:t]

vt.耗尽, 使空竭

vt.

1. 用尽; 使减少

2. 耗尽……的资源(精力等); 使空虚[(+of)]

deplete a lake of fish

使湖中的鱼类资源枯竭

词形变化

形容词: depletable | 动词过去式: depleted | 动词过去分词: depleted | 动词现在分词: depleting | 动词第三人称单数: depletes |

词义辨析

同义参见:

lessen  impoverish  deflate  

英英释义

动词 deplete:

use up (resources or materials)

同义词:consume, eat up, use up, eat, exhaust, run through, wipe out

补充

depletedeplete英:[diˈpli:t] 美:[dɪˈplit]vt.1.〈正〉使大大的减少; 使空虚Our supplies of food are rather depleted.我们的食品供应大大地减少了。

例句

1. They fired in long bursts, depleting their ammunition.他们长时间开火, 耗尽了弹药。 2. Many species have been severely depleted.许多物种的数量已经在急剧减少。 3. substances that deplete the ozone layer大量消耗臭氧层的物质 4. The purchase depleted his pockets.这次采购让他的口袋变得空空如也。 5. Alcohol interferes with blood-sugar levels and can deplete the body of essential nutrients.酒精会使人体内的血糖浓度失调, 也会消耗人体所必需的营养成分。 6. The fire had depleted the game in the forest.那场大火使森林里的鸟兽濒临绝迹。 7. The drought has depleted their supply of water.干旱使供应给他们的水大为减少。 8. Extravagant spending soon depleted her funds.挥霍无度不久就使她的资金告罄。 9. The room was depleted of its furniture.房内家具都搬空了。 10. fish stocks are severely depleted.鱼的库存量严重减少。 11. supplies are depleting fast.补给正在很快缩减。 12. avoid getting depleted and depressed.避免使自己精疲力竭和意志消沉。 13. We are depleting the world's natural resources.我们在消耗世界上的天然资源。 14. Activities such as logging and mining deplete our natural resources.伐木、采矿等活动大大消耗了我们的自然资源。 15. We completely depleted our life savings when we bought our new house.我们买完新房后一生的积蓄就全用光了。 16. The soil has been depleted by years of drought.连年干旱使土壤耗尽了养分。 17. lakes and rivers that are depleted of fish鱼类大量减少的湖泊和河流 18. depleted soil贫瘠的土壤 19. the country's badly depleted resources国家严重枯竭的资源 20. a depletion of the water supply供水枯竭 21. the depletion of the ozone layer = ozone depletion臭氧层损耗