| 词汇 | deplete |
| 释义 | deplete verb[ T ] uk /dɪˈpliːt/ us /dɪˈpliːt/ to reduce something in size or amount, especially supplies of energy, money, etc.: 消耗；耗费（资源、金钱、精力等） If we continue to deplete the earth's natural resources, we will cause serious damage to the environment.如果我们继续消耗地球上的自然资源，将对环境造成严重的破坏。 deplete something of somethingThe illness depletes the body of important vitamins.这种疾病会消耗人体中重要的维生素。 humorousThat last holiday seriously depleted my bank account!上次度假花掉了我银行账户里的一大笔钱！ Synonyms consume exhaust use something up Becoming and making smaller or less abridgment attenuate attenuated attenuating attenuation compress contraction dwindling ease ease someone's mindidiom ease up/off fall away halve reduce reducible reduction resize retreat trough tumble deplete | American Dictionarydeplete verb[ T ] us/dɪˈplit/ to reduce something in size or amount, esp. supplies, energy, or money: Acid rain depletes the region’s fish stocks. depletionnoun[ C/U ]us/dɪˈpli·ʃən/ [ U ]The depletion of our savings is starting to worry me. deplete | Business Englishdeplete verb[ T ] uk /dɪˈpliːt/us to reduce the amount or size of something, especially a supply of energy, an amount of money, etc.: Healthcare for a sick patient can quickly deplete retirement savings. Examples of depletedeplete Disruptions were problematic because they took up the carers' time and depleted their energy. Whether the resource is depleted biologically in these cases depends on costs and prices. As the basal solid forms and releases fluid depleted of component /3, the composition of the melt falls. The profile also results in a heavily depleted electron density. Because this excessive capacity has rapidly depleted fish stocks, profitability has plunged, reducing the value of ships on the market. This pressure periodically provoked crises as the exchange reserves were depleted, necessitating short-term constraints on domestic economic policy. The easily worked oxidised ore was largely depleted and the underlying sulfide deposits were proving difficult and costly to treat. The wire cores are gradually depleted as they ablate more coronal material that is rapidly accelerated towards the accreting precursor plasma on axis. In longer periods of poverty past savings are depleted, household goods deteriorate and cannot be replaced, and debts accrue and become unsustainable. The ring current will be depleted due to the loss of these particles. The second model involves derivation of the melts from a depleted lithospheric mantle source which was contaminated by subduction components. Extensive travelling and playing his violin day and night not only diffuses his musical identity but also depletes his body of strength. When resources become depleted the base camp is moved to a new location, enabling the group to exploit a new foraging territory. The isotope compositions have distinctly more enriched characteristics than typical depleted mantle. Although the soils are inherently fertile, deep and with good drainage, they have been depleted of nutrients over the years. 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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