deplete

音标[di'pli:t] 读音

汉语翻译

vt. 耗尽, 使衰竭
【医】 排除, 减少

词型变化:

动词过去式:depleted 过去分词:depleted 现在分词:depleting 第三人称单数:depletes 形容词:depletable 

英语解释:

动词 deplete:

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

例句:

  1. Our stock of food is greatly depleted.
    我们的食物储备已消耗殆尽。
  2. This expense has depleted our funds.
    这笔花费已使我们的资金所剩无几。

详细解释:


de.plete

v.tr.(及物动词)
de.plet.ed,de.plet.ing,de.pletes
To decrease the fullness of; use up or empty out.
消灭,用光:降低…的充满度;用完或用光

来源:
Latin plôre dôplôt- [to empty]
拉丁语 plôre dôplôt- [消耗完,倒空]
- [de-]
- [前缀,表.转移.]
plôre [to fill] * see pel…-
plôre [填满] *参见 pel…-

【引伸】
deplet.able
adj.(形容词)
<参考词汇><同义词>deplete,drain,exhaust,impoverish,enervateThese verbs all mean to weaken severely by removing something essential.
这些动词都意味着通过移走基本的东西使严重削弱,
Deplete refers to using up gradually and only hints at harmful consequences:
Deplete 指逐渐用光,并且仅暗示有害的后果:
例句:
I always replenish my food supply before it is depleted.
我总是在我的食物吃完之前加以补充。

Drain suggests reduction by gradual drawing off and is stronger in implying harm:
Drain 意指通过逐渐消耗而减少,强调危害性:
例句:
War often drains a nation`s economy.
战争经常耗尽一个国家的经济。

Exhaust stresses reduction to a point of no further usefulness:
Exhaust 强调减少到不再有用的地步:
例句:
.The resources of civilization are not yet exhausted. (William Ewart Gladstone).
.文明的源泉永远不会枯竭. (威廉姆·爱德华·哥莱德斯托恩)。

Impoverish refers to severe reduction of resources or qualities essential to adequate functioning:
Impoverish 指资源和性质严重减少到最基本的程度:
例句:
.His death has eclipsed the gaiety of nations, and impoverished the public stock of harmless pleasure. (Samuel Johnson).
.他的死给全国的欢乐投上阴影,也使公众再也无法享受无害的欢乐. (塞缪尔·约翰逊)。

Enervate refers to weakening or destruction of vitality or strength:
Enervate 指活力或力量上的变弱或损伤:
例句:
Idleness enervates the will to succeed.
懒惰削弱了成功的决心


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