decimate

美 [ˈdesɪˌmeɪt]
英 [ˈdesɪmeɪt]
  • v.大量毁灭；严重破坏；大大削弱
  • 网络毁掉大部分；大批杀死；大量杀死
第三人称单数：decimates  现在分词：decimating  过去式：decimated  

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网络释义

decimate
v.
1.
[usupass]
~ sth
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
The rabbit population was decimated by the disease.
这种疾病使大批兔子死亡。
2.
(informal)
~ sth
严重破坏；大大削弱to severely damage sth or make sth weaker
Cheap imports decimated the British cycle industry.
廉价进口产品严重削弱了英国的自行车工业。

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全部全部,大量毁灭大量毁灭,严重破坏严重破坏,大大削弱大大削弱,毁掉大部分毁掉大部分,大批杀死大批杀死,大量杀死大量杀死
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1.
It is possible that Polynesian rats, arriving with human settlers, may have eaten enough seeds to help to decimate the trees.
有可能是与人类共同达到该岛的波利尼西亚鼠类，吃掉了大量的种子促成了棕榈树的大批死亡。
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2.
You'll rue the day when you hear the battle cries of a hundred thousand iksar as they tear down the gates and decimate Freeport !
当你听到成千上万的伊克萨人在突破并佔领自由港时发出的战吼，你将会怀念以往的日子！
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3.
We have watched you under the ruling thumb of the dark decimate Mother Earth, ruining her waters, ground, and sky.
我们已经看到你们无视法则毁灭地球母亲，毁灭她的水源，地面和天空。
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4.
You can easily decimate a base with Purifying Flame Black Hands in a Reckoner, so pounce when you see an opening.
你可以用清算者搭载的净化火焰黑手轻松的毁掉一个基地，所以，当你看到敌人的防守缺口时，突袭吧！！
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5.
Bad policy can decimate the social fabric, but good policy can only modestly improve it.
坏的政策可以毁掉社会结构，而好的政策也只能稍稍地改进社会结构。
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6.
Devastators should be used to decimate infantry and attack units at very long ranges.
毁灭战舰应该被用于远距离大批屠杀步兵与攻击单位。
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7.
It has two torpedo tubes for use in water which decimate early Naval units.
它有两个鱼雷发射管可以在水中清除早期海军单位。
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8.
"To decimate" means to reduce by one-tenth; it does not mean to slash.
“Todecimate”的意思是减少十分之一，而不是大幅削减。
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9.
Now experts fear a virulent fungus could decimate the few thousand frogs they estimate survive.
如今，专家们担心有一种恶性真菌可能会毁灭被他们认为存活的几千只山鸡蛙。
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10.
I feared that, without intervention, these things would decimate the Yi people and destroy the area and the culture as we know it.
我担心如果不干预的话，就像现在正发生的一样，这些东西将摧毁彝族人、彝族地区和彝族的文化。
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