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

• Scientists have discovered the trigger that can transform harmless locusts into swarms of billions that decimate crops across the developing world.
  科学家发现了引发无害的蝗虫组成成千上万蝗虫群体的原因，这些蝗群大规模破坏发展中国家的农作物。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• At the same time, digital signal decimate algorithm and the alternative storage method were integrated in FPGA, which were considered for consecutive sample.
  为保证连续采样的实现，FPGA实现了数字信号抽取算法以及双SRAM的交替存取结构。
• And many invaders actually boost biodiversity, not decimate it.
  更何况外来物种促进了生物多样性，而不是减少。
• Let me be quite clear that the Earth will not be destroyed, and there will be no mass deaths that will decimate the population.
  让我很清楚，地球不会被销毁，不会有大规模的死亡，将毁灭的人口。
• But there was anger at government proposals to decimate armed forces numbers and cut back wages and promotions.
  然而这次游行中，抗议者表达了对政府削减军人编制、减少工资和提升机会的愤怒。
• Imports hove continued to decimate the shoe industry.
  进口继续使鞋业衰退倒闭。
• 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。