decimate
UK/'desimeit/US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To destroy or severely reduce a large part of something; originally, to kill one in ten as punishment.
大批杀害；严重破坏；大幅削减
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.decimate population大批杀害人口
- 2.decimate forest严重破坏森林
- 3.decimate army削弱军队
Example Sentences
- 1.
The disease decimated the entire population of the island.
- 2.
The forest fire decimated large portions of the protected wildlife habitat.