| 词汇 | depredation |
| 释义 | depredation noun[ Cusually plural, U ] formaluk /ˌdep.rəˈdeɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌdep.rəˈdeɪ.ʃən/ damage or destruction, or an act that causes this: depredation ofThe entire area has suffered the depredations of war.整个区域都遭到了战争的破坏。 Depredation of (= damage done to) the environment is destroying hundreds of species each year.对环境的破坏每年导致数百物种的灭绝。 Synonyms desolation(EMPTINESS) destruction devastation(DAMAGE) ruin Destroying and demolishing annihilate annihilation apocalypse bash bash through (something) be sacrificed on the altar of somethingidiom costly erosion erosional erosionally erosive extirpate saboteur sack sacking sacrifice scarred self-destruct sink wipe Examples of depredationdepredation I was enabled to actually see the extent of these depredations by means of the diving dress. While dramatically women in opera suffer every known form of sexist depredation, vocally they enjoy absolute parity with men. Likewise, elimination of pulp reduces the risk of depredation and fungal attacks. The reason for not keeping seed is that farmers cannot guarantee its safe storage in their village against the depredations of rats and insects. Dons, their standing not yet reduced by the depredations of novelists, were awesome, even legendary figures. We have come to know the human immunodeficiency virus and, largely through its depredations, the fragile magic of cellular immunity. The navy needs vessels, including several submarines, to protect its fishing grounds from depredations by factory ships of foreign powers (p. 17). For the most part, they claimed that they existed to protect themselves and the public from the depredations of strike breakers, intimidators, and rumour mongers. Whilst his poetics is based on a desire to return to the land as a pristine space, in so doing it also discovers the depredations done to that land. The association between height and mortality suggests that more people are now reaching old age with lives which are less damaged by the insults and depredations suffered by earlier generations. If their depredation was such as might attract the attention of a higher level of authority they were simply driven into an adjacent district to become somebody else's problem. It is only in that way that the general public can be defended against the depredations of bookmakers who give unfair odds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The enemy's oppressions, his depredations, his cruelties and his crimes have been done on other soil than ours. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a particular difficulty here in protecting the policy holder who puts his money in against the depredations of rascals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Every year, another few inches are lost from the village green as a result of the depredations of traffic and deliveries to supermarkets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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