英语词汇“decimating”的音标、意思、用法及中文翻译-反思网

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

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It is decimating the fishing stock and the natural feeding cycle of fish.
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I shall not be a party to decimating still further the widow's mite.
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That is decimating the fleet on the west coast.
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Our first effort was, after seizing the country, to rescue it from the fire and blood which was decimating its population.
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A balance has to be struck between overmanning—which is obviously inefficient and costly for consumers—and decimating the workforce.
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First, we need to develop research into the parasites, diseases and viruses decimating these hard-working insects.
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It could not be done without decimating social services, where the largest gap occurs.
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I equally understand the argument about the need to avoid decimating the existing independent sector and pattern of provision.
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There is deep dismay and anger because the enforced cuts in health care are decimating services that prevent health problems from escalating.
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For the third time in 20 years, the high pound is decimating our manufacturing base.
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The second argu- ment is the decimating effect upon price of the inability to absorb the surplus margin.
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Furthermore, the liberalisation of trade and the abolition of duty and subsidies have hit agricultural production directly, reducing farmers' incomes, decimating farming and increasing unemployment.
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They are not decimating the villages and closing the village schools because people are leaving the land.
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