decimates

英 [ˈdesɪmeɪts]

美 [ˈdesɪmeɪts]

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
decimate的第三人称单数

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

双语例句

• The use of an antimicrobial to treat an infection impacts not only the specific pathogen causing disease, but also decimates populations of susceptible organisms throughout the body.
  使用抗菌素治疗感染时不仅会打击引起疾病的特定病原体，也会大量毁灭整个体内的敏感生物种群。
• Traders and hedge funds are betting that corn prices will soar to never-before-seen prices of$ 9 a bushel or more, as the worst US drought in half a century decimates the global corn crop.
  由于美国半个世纪以来最严重的旱情导致全球玉米收成大幅减产，交易员和对冲基金纷纷押注玉米价格将飙升至每蒲式耳9美元这一前所未见的水平、甚至更高。