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deplete

音標[di'pli:t] 讀音

漢語翻譯


vt. 耗盡, 使衰竭
【醫】 排除, 減少

詞型變化:

動詞過去式:depleted 過去分詞:depleted 現在分詞:depleting 第三人稱單數:depletes 形容詞:depletable 

英文解釋:

動詞 deplete:

  1. use up (resources or materials)
    同義詞:consume, eat up, use up, eat, exhaust, run through, wipe out

例句:

  1. Our stock of food is greatly depleted.
    我們的食物儲備已消耗殆盡
  2. This expense has depleted our funds.
    這筆花費已使我們的資金所剩無幾。

詳細解釋:


de.plete

v.tr.(及物動詞)
de.plet.ed,de.plet.ing,de.pletes
To decrease the fullness of; use up or empty out.
消滅,用光:降低…的充滿度;用完或用光

來源:
Latin plôre dôplôt- [to empty]
拉丁語 plôre dôplôt- [消耗完,倒空]
- [de-]
- [前綴,表.轉移.]
plôre [to fill] * see pel…-
plôre [填滿] *參見 pel…-

【引伸】
deplet.able
adj.(形容詞)
<參考辭彙><同義詞>deplete,drain,exhaust,impoverish,enervateThese verbs all mean to weaken severely by removing something essential.
這些動詞都意味著通過移走基本的東西使嚴重削弱,
Deplete refers to using up gradually and only hints at harmful consequences:
Deplete逐漸用光,並且暗示有害的後果:
例句:
I always replenish my food supply before it is depleted.
我總是在我的食物吃完之前加以補充。

Drain suggests reduction by gradual drawing off and is stronger in implying harm:
Drain 意指通過逐漸消耗而減少,強調危害性:
例句:
War often drains a nation`s economy.
戰爭經常耗盡一個國家的經濟。

Exhaust stresses reduction to a point of no further usefulness:
Exhaust 強調減少到不再有用的地步:
例句:
.The resources of civilization are not yet exhausted. (William Ewart Gladstone).
.文明的源泉永遠不會枯竭. (威廉姆·愛德華·哥萊德斯托恩)。

Impoverish refers to severe reduction of resources or qualities essential to adequate functioning:
Impoverish 指資源和性質嚴重減少到最基本的程度
例句:
.His death has eclipsed the gaiety of nations, and impoverished the public stock of harmless pleasure. (Samuel Johnson).
.他的死給全國的歡樂投上陰影,也使公眾再也無法享受無害的歡樂. (塞繆爾·詹森)。

Enervate refers to weakening or destruction of vitality or strength:
Enervate活力或力量上的變弱或損傷:
例句:
Idleness enervates the will to succeed.
懶惰削弱了成功決心


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