deforest

🇬🇧 UK/.di:'fɒrist/🇺🇸 US
GREA2

Definitions

v.

To clear an area of its trees and forest cover.

砍伐(某地区的)森林,滥伐树木

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
dedown, away, reversal
+
foreststem
=deforest

Common Collocations

  • 1.deforest land砍伐土地
  • 2.deforest areas砍伐地区

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Illegal logging companies deforest vast areas of the Amazon rainforest annually.

  • 2.

    Development projects deforest land for agriculture, creating environmental concerns.

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