| 词汇 | depopulating |
| 释义 | depopulating present participle ofdepopulate depopulate verb[ T ] uk /ˌdiːˈpɒp.jə.leɪt/ us /ˌdiːˈpɑː.pjə.leɪt/ to cause a country or area to have fewer people living in it: 使人口减少，使居民减少 The region was depopulated by disease/famine/war.该地区的人口因疾病／饥饿／战争而减少。 Environmental issues agroecology air pollution anoxia anoxic anti-conservation deforestation dumping ground eco-audit eco-footprint efficiency energy conservation energy security environmental justice environmentalism reduce, reuse, recycleidiom rewilding runoff scrapyard scrubber sequester Related worddepopulation Examples of depopulatingdepopulating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. After calculating the particular ion density as above, the population densities of specific energy levels are calculated by solving a rate equation which includes all possible populating and depopulating mechanisms. The bureaucratic planning authorities which, with their dogmatic beliefs, are destroying and depopulating rural society, need to show more understanding. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The social cost alone of depopulating the countryside will far outweigh any saving on these railway closures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 During the past 150 years we have been depopulating it, so repopulating it will be something of a strain for everyone concerned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I cannot help feeling that we really are in danger of depopulating the centre of our capital city. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They will succeed in de-educating de-skilling, de-industrialising and depopulating the country, as well as in demoralising the people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are the conditions of life which are depopulating our country districts and overcrowding our city slums. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Second, they should be prepared to give greater grants to industries in depopulating areas if they utilise natural resources. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This will push further the movement of depopulating the countryside and making it a less fit place to live in. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the things that needs to be looked at is the pattern of employment in the depopulating areas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It will have the effect of depopulating the area still further. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we get a development district superimposed on a depopulating area, the firms will be able to expand. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have said enough to indicate that we on this side have great concern for depopulating areas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He had no remorse in ravaging and depopulating his subjects' lands when it seemed to be to his political advantage. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Despite large urban centers, population has been depopulating for almost two decades. 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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