denude
柯林斯词典
1. V-T To denude an area means to destroy the plants in it. 伐光(某地的)植物[正式]
Mining would pollute the lake and denude the forest. 采矿将会污染湖水并伐光森林。
2. V-T To denude someone or something of a particular thing means to take it away from them. 剥夺[正式]
The embassy is now denuded of all foreign and local staff. 这个使馆现在所有的外籍和本地员工都被解散了。
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denude /dɪˈnjuːd/ (denuding,denuded,denudes)
剑桥词典
- to remove the covering of something, especially land
使（尤指土地）裸露，使光秃
The countryside has been denuded by war . 战争导致乡间一片荒芜。
Drought and years of heavy grazing by sheep have completely denuded the hills of grass . 由于干旱和羊群的连年啃食，山上已是寸草不生。
to remove a valuable possession or quality
夺走，夺去
Any further cuts in the country's armed forces would leave its defences dangerously denuded. 进一步裁军将使该国的国防处于毫无还手之力的危险境地。 返回 denude