decimate

英 [ˈdesɪmeɪt]

美 [ˈdesɪmeɪt]

v.  大量毁灭，大批杀死(某地区的动物、植物或人); 严重破坏; 大大削弱

过去分词：decimated　过去式：decimated　现在分词：decimating　第三人称单数：decimates　复数：decimates　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.18601 / COCA.13942

牛津词典

verb

• 大量毁灭，大批杀死（某地区的动物、植物或人）
  to kill large numbers of animals, plants or people in a particular area
  1. The rabbit population was decimated by the disease.
     这种疾病使大批兔子死亡。
• 严重破坏；大大削弱
  to severely damage sth or make sth weaker
  1. Cheap imports decimated the British cycle industry.
     廉价进口严重削弱了英国的自行车工业。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 大批杀死;大量毁灭
  Todecimatesomething such as a group of people or animals means to destroy a very large number of them.
  1. 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。
  2. British forces in the Caribbean were being decimated by disease.
     加勒比海地区的英国部队有大批的人病死。
• VERB 严重削弱，大幅缩减(系统或机构)
  Todecimatea system or organization means to reduce its size and effectiveness greatly.
  1. ...a recession which decimated the nation's manufacturing industry.
     使该国制造业元气大伤的经济衰退

英英释义

verb

• kill in large numbers
  1. the plague wiped out an entire population
  Synonym:eliminateannihilateextinguisheradicatewipe outcarry off
• kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies

双语例句

• This paper uses a criterion considering both the curvature and the geometry error to decimate the meshes.
  本文对已有算法进行研究总结，提出一种综合考虑曲率和几何误差的量度准则，并采用半边折叠进行网格合并的算法。
• The virus replicate, proliferate in the cancer cell, activate apoptosis and its following pathways, which lead to oncolysis, the released progeny virions continue to infect the peripheral cancer cells and ultimately decimate all the cancer cell existed.
  病毒在肿瘤细胞内复制、增殖，导致肿瘤细胞溶解；并且激活凋亡通路，引起肿瘤细胞死亡，释放子代病毒继续感染周围的细胞，而达到杀灭所有肿瘤细胞的目的。
• Whoever would want him, they would have to decimate a franchise to get him.
  无论什么队想得到科比，他们都几乎要用整个球队去交换他。
• At a time when environmental groups are warning about over-fishing, it's unusual for a conservation group to encourage fishers to decimate a species.
  在这个各大环保组织不断提醒人们警惕过度捕捞的时代，有一个保护组织却鼓励渔民将一种鱼类赶尽杀绝，这真的非比寻常。
• Imports hove continued to decimate the shoe industry.
  进口继续使鞋业衰退倒闭。
• 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。
• Now experts fear a virulent fungus could decimate the few thousand frogs they estimate survive.
  如今，专家们担心有一种恶性真菌可能会毁灭被他们认为存活的几千只山鸡蛙。
• 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。
• British forces in the Caribbean were being decimated by disease.
  加勒比海地区的英国部队有大批的人病死。
• The problem with drugs is that they work, right up until the moment that they decimate your life.
  毒品最大的问题在于它们确实有用，直到摧毁你人生那一刻。