| 词汇 | defoliating |
| 释义 | defoliating present participle ofdefoliate defoliate verb[ T ] uk /ˌdiːˈfəʊ.li.eɪt/ us /ˌdiːˈfoʊ.li.eɪt/ to make the leaves drop off a plant, especially by using strong chemicals（尤指使用强效化学品）使落叶，使凋零 Removing and getting rid of things abandonment banish be scattered to the four windsidiom bin cast someone/something aside/away/off dumping eradication eradication of something erase erasure evacuate evacuate someone from something scrape shed shedding shoo shrug shrug something off sling turf Related worddefoliation Examples of defoliatingdefoliating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The impact of defoliating insects on the growth of eucalypt saplings. Treefall gaps versus forest understorey as environments for a defoliating moth on a tropical forest shrub. Now is therefore an opportune time to obtain basic data on new methods for controlling forest defoliating pests. The situation is similar to defoliating insects whose outbreaks are restricted to orchards and urban areas. They feed on the leaves of their host plant, defoliating the stems. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Early in 1962 tests began for defoliating the jungle to deny the enemy cover. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This plate may have hindered the teeth to be displaced while defoliating plants. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This can severely stress the tree's food reserves, and the older larvae can eat nearly all the remaining leaves, defoliating them. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It includes some species that are notorious defoliating pests. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. After 34 days, the caterpillars also eat flowers, fruit, tendrils, petioles and young stems (as well as continuing to eat leaves), defoliating the entire plant. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They are often considered pests due to their habit of defoliating trees. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Outbreaks of defoliating attacks by western spruce budworms could occur more frequently and become much more damaging for the conifer forests. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. During outbreaks, the caterpillars can become so abundant that they are capable of completely defoliating tens of thousands of acres of forest. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Defoliating insects have further damaged the forests. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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