depletes

英 [dɪˈpliːts]

美 [dɪˈpliːts]

v.  大量减少; 耗尽; 使枯竭
deplete的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB （大量）减少，消耗
  Todepletea stock or amount of something means to reduce it.
  1. ...substances that deplete the ozone layer...
     大量消耗臭氧层的物质
  2. They fired in long bursts, which depleted their ammunition...
     他们长时间开火，耗尽了弹药。
  3. Most native mammal species have been severely depleted.
     大多数本地哺乳动物的数量都已经大大减少了。

双语例句

• The traditional delicacy has grown in popularity with the rise of affluence in recent years, yet the process of fin collection resulting ultimately in the death of sharks depletes shark populations.
  随着近年来人们越来越富裕，这种传统美食日益受欢迎，然而收集鱼翅的过程会造成鲨鱼最终死亡，令鲨鱼数量锐减。
• Malnutrition impairs immunity, while infection often depletes nutrient and energy stores, in turn leading to more frequent and severe infections.
  营养不良能削弱免疫，而感染常常耗尽营养和能量储备，反过来导致更频繁和严重的感染。
• Stress depletes both energy and motivation.
  压力不仅消耗体力而且让你丧失动力。
• Though recrystallization may refine austenite grain, it depletes large quantities of defects in austenite grains, which will retards the phase transformation process.
  再结晶虽然可能细化了晶粒，但大量消耗了热变形奥氏体中的晶体缺陷，其结果是迟滞了相变过程。
• This depletes the skin of oxygen and nutrients, such as vitamin A, that are important to skin health.
  那么皮肤中的氧含量和养分将会下降，例如维他命A，它对皮肤健康起重要作用。
• This process gradually depletes the stock of hair.
  这个过程中逐渐耗尽存量的头发。
• The fall in the oil prices depletes their tax receipts and damages economies that rely heavily on the energy industry.
  油价下跌减少了它们的税收收入，破坏了严重依赖能源行业的经济。
• Alcohol, on the other hand, depletes your body of the vitamins and minerals it needed to be functional.
  酒精，另一方面，耗尽你的身体的维生素和矿物质，它需要的功能。
• Complaining depletes your energy; instead greet an overloaded day with optimism.
  抱怨只会让你精疲力竭，相反，应以乐观的态度对待每日重工作。
• Therefore, when God dies, the human psychological strength depletes, and they become as if the demons and geniuses.
  所以上帝死亡之后的时代，人们的心理力量废弛，仿佛自己成了魔鬼或精灵。