单词乎

deplete

音标[di'pli:t]

汉语翻译

vt. 耗尽, 使衰竭
【医】 排除, 减少

词型变化

动词过去式:depleted 过去分词:depleted 现在分词:depleting 第三人称单数:depletes 形容词:depletable 

英语解释

动词 deplete:

  1. use up (resources or materials)
    同义词:consume, eat up, use up, eat, exhaust, run through, wipe out

例句

  1. Our stock of food is greatly depleted.
    我们的食物储备已消耗殆尽。
  2. This expense has depleted our funds.
    这笔花费已使我们的资金所剩无几。

详细解释


de.plete

v.tr.(及物动词)
de.plet.ed,de.plet.ing,de.pletes
To decrease the fullness of; use up or empty out.
消灭,用光:降低…的充满度;用完或用光

来源:
Latin plôre dôplôt- [to empty]
拉丁语 plôre dôplôt- [消耗完,倒空]
- [de-]
- [前缀,表.转移.]
plôre [to fill] * see pel…-
plôre [填满] *参见 pel…-

【引伸】
deplet.able
adj.(形容词)
<参考词汇><同义词>deplete,drain,exhaust,impoverish,enervateThese verbs all mean to weaken severely by removing something essential.
这些动词都意味着通过移走基本的东西使严重削弱,
Deplete refers to using up gradually and only hints at harmful consequences:
Deplete 指逐渐用光,并且仅暗示有害的后果:
例句:
I always replenish my food supply before it is depleted.
我总是在我的食物吃完之前加以补充。

Drain suggests reduction by gradual drawing off and is stronger in implying harm:
Drain 意指通过逐渐消耗而减少,强调危害性:
例句:
War often drains a nation`s economy.
战争经常耗尽一个国家的经济。

Exhaust stresses reduction to a point of no further usefulness:
Exhaust 强调减少到不再有用的地步:
例句:
.The resources of civilization are not yet exhausted. (William Ewart Gladstone).
.文明的源泉永远不会枯竭. (威廉姆·爱德华·哥莱德斯托恩)。

Impoverish refers to severe reduction of resources or qualities essential to adequate functioning:
Impoverish 指资源和性质严重减少到最基本的程度:
例句:
.His death has eclipsed the gaiety of nations, and impoverished the public stock of harmless pleasure. (Samuel Johnson).
.他的死给全国的欢乐投上阴影,也使公众再也无法享受无害的欢乐. (塞缪尔·约翰逊)。

Enervate refers to weakening or destruction of vitality or strength:
Enervate 指活力或力量上的变弱或损伤:
例句:
Idleness enervates the will to succeed.
懒惰削弱了成功的决心


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