deplete
UK/dɪ'pliːt/US/di'pli:t/
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释义
v.
To use up or greatly reduce the amount of something, especially a resource.
耗尽,大量消耗(尤指资源)。
词根拆分
词根派生de-(离开、向下)+ plete(填,来自 plēre)= 字面「反向地填」,即把里面抽出去。它是 complete 的镜像:不是往容器里装,而是把它放空。所以 depleted soil(贫瘠的土壤)、depleted savings(耗尽的积蓄)、a depleted team(人手见底的队伍)都是被用到所剩无几的容器。
词根 ple 还连着 42 个词常用搭配
- 1.deplete resources耗尽资源
- 2.deplete reserves消耗储备
- 3.deplete energy耗尽精力
- 4.deplete stocks消耗库存
例句
- 1.
Years of intensive farming have depleted the soil.
多年的集约耕作使土壤变得贫瘠。
- 2.
The long illness completely depleted her savings.
这场久病把她的积蓄全部耗尽了。
- 3.
Fish stocks in the area have been seriously depleted.
该地区的鱼类资源已遭到严重消耗。
近义词对比
- deplete — 把有限的存量抽向见底:deplete reserves
- exhaust — 彻底用光、一点不剩:exhaust all options
- drain — 持续抽走,常指精力/金钱:drain the budget
- consume — 通过摄取而耗用:consume fuel
- diminish — 使程度减小(不一定是存量):diminish hopes