decimates
英['desɪmeɪt]
美['desɪmeɪt]
- v.毁掉大部分；大量杀死；使骤减
详细释义
Verb:
-
kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
-
kill in large numbers;
"the plague wiped out an entire population"
双语例句
- Student numbers have been decimated by cuts in grants.
助学金削减後，学生人数大大减少。 - Disease has decimated the population.
疾病使大部分人死亡。
相关词汇
大家正在查
Copyright © 2023 256查询网 All Rights Reserved
