deplete

英 [dɪˈpliːt]

美 [dɪˈpliːt]

v.  大量减少; 耗尽; 使枯竭

过去分词：depleted　现在分词：depleting　第三人称单数：depletes　过去式：depleted　

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Collins.2 / BNC.11772 / COCA.10191

牛津词典

verb

• 大量减少；耗尽；使枯竭
  to reduce sth by a large amount so that there is not enough left
  1. Food supplies were severely depleted.
     食物供应已严重不足。

柯林斯词典

• VERB （大量）减少，消耗
  Todepletea stock or amount of something means to reduce it.
  1. ...substances that deplete the ozone layer...
     大量消耗臭氧层的物质
  2. They fired in long bursts, which depleted their ammunition...
     他们长时间开火，耗尽了弹药。
  3. Most native mammal species have been severely depleted.
     大多数本地哺乳动物的数量都已经大大减少了。

英英释义

verb

• use up (resources or materials)
  1. this car consumes a lot of gas
  2. We exhausted our savings
  3. They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
  Synonym:consumeeat upuse upeatexhaustrun throughwipe out

双语例句

• Meeting of the parties to the Montreal Protocol on substances that Deplete the ozone layer;
  关于消耗臭氧层物质的蒙特利尔议定书缔约方会议；
• Trust Fund for the Interim Multilateral Fund under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
  根据关于消耗臭氧层物质的蒙特利尔议定书设立的临时多边基金的信托基金
• With a small number of requests, the attacker can deplete the application's thread pool.
  通过很少数量的请求，攻击者可以耗尽应用程序的线程池。
• It's safer and it won't deplete your bank account.
  这份工作更安全，又不会耗尽你的银行存款。
• Most native mammal species have been severely depleted.
  大多数本地哺乳动物的数量都已经大大减少了。
• These chemicals are thought to deplete the ozone layer.
  这些化学物质被认为是会破坏臭氧层的。
• It will deplete its cash balance by repaying last week's loan.
  它会因偿付它上周的借款而耗尽它的现金余额。
• Being chronically angry, frustrated, or apprehensive can deplete your physical resources.
  长期生气、沮丧或惴惴不安都会耗尽人体资源。
• Technical cooperation trust fund to assist implementation of the Montreal Protocol on substance that Deplete the ozone layer in developing countries;
  协助发展中国家执行关于消耗臭氧层物质的蒙特利尔议定书的技术合作信托基金；
• Evapotranspiration may deplete the soil moisture and rob supplies of ground water.
  蒸发蒸腾作用能消耗土壤水分，减少地下水的水量供应。