英:[dɪ'pli:tɪv]
美:[dɪ'plitɪv]
英:[dɪ'pli:tɪv]
美:[dɪ'plitɪv]
verb
transitive verb
to empty of a principal substance depleting the country of its natural resources
The lake was depleted of water.
to lessen markedly in quantity, content, power, or value their depleted resources
deplete our life savings
"趋向耗尽的; 以耗尽为特征的",1799年; 见 deplete + -ive。相关词汇: Depletively; depletiveness。
borrowed from Latin dēplētus, past participle of dēplēre "to drain, draw off, empty out," from dē- de- + plērē "to fill" — more at full >entry 1
The first known use of deplete was in 1807
deplorableadjective
deserving to be deplored : lamentable
a deplorable accident
very bad : wretched
deplorable conditions
deplorableadjective
deserving to be deplored : lamentable
a deplorable accident
very bad : wretched
deplorable conditions
depleteverb
to reduce in amount by using up : exhaust especially of strength or resources a depleted treasury
soil depleted of minerals
1 Activities such as logging and mining deplete our natural resources.
2 We completely depleted our life savings when we bought our new house.
3 Lakes and reservoirs are depleted, which is affecting water supplies for household use, agriculture, fisheries and more.
4 Congress’s delay in providing the $60 billion military aid package has weakened Ukrainian defenses by depleting air defenses needed to stop Russian missile and glide-bomb attacks, the official said.