depopulate
英 [ˌdiːˈpɒpjuleɪt]
美 [ˌdiːˈpɑːpjuleɪt]
v. 使人口减少
过去分词：depopulated现在分词：depopulating过去式：depopulated第三人称单数：depopulates
BNC.39411 / COCA.30212
牛津词典
verb
- 使人口减少
to reduce the number of people living in a place- Whole stretches of land were laid waste and depopulated.
一片片土地荒芜，人口减少。
- Whole stretches of land were laid waste and depopulated.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 使…的人口剧减
To depopulate an area means to greatly reduce the number of people living there.- The famine threatened to depopulate the continent.
饥荒可能会导致该大洲人口剧减。
- The famine threatened to depopulate the continent.
双语例句
- The famine threatened to depopulate the continent.
饥荒可能会导致该大洲人口剧减。