depopulate

英[ˌdi:ˈpɒpjuleɪt]

美[ˌdiˈpɑpjuleɪt]

基本释义

Whole stretches of land were laid waste and depopulated.

一片片土地荒芜，人口减少。

牛津词典

The famine threatened to depopulate the continent.

饥荒可能会导致该大洲人口剧减。

King Ptolemy prohibited Hegesias from lecturing , lest he depopulate the country.

国王托勒密因此禁止何基西亚斯讲课, 以避免其哲学使国家人口下降. )

期刊摘选

The famine threatened to depopulate the continent.

饥荒可能会导致该大洲人口剧减。

柯林斯例句

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