decimate
['desimeit]
v. 毁掉大部分, 大量杀死, 使骤减
v. 抽杀十分之一的人
例句与用法:
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。
词形变化:
名词: decimation | 动词过去式: decimated | 动词过去分词: decimated | 动词现在分词: decimating | 动词第三人称单数: decimates |
详细释义:
vt.
1. 成批杀死
2. 大量毁灭