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-deriveddedown, 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.