depopulating

depopulating

美 [diˈpɑpjəˌleɪt] 　英 [diːˈpɒpjʊleɪt]

• v.(战争,疫病等)消灭[减少](某地的)人口；〈罕〉人口减少
• adj.〈古〉人口减少的
• 网络使人口减少

词形变化

第三人称单数：depopulates  现在分词：depopulating  过去式：depopulated  

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英汉解释

v.	1. (战争,疫病等)消灭[减少](某地的)人口 2. 〈罕〉人口减少
adj.	1. 〈古〉人口减少的

英英解释

v.	1. to cause an area to have far fewer people living in it than before

例句

This system works better than traditional methods, but build-up of pathogens can be a problem, only solved by depopulating.

这种系统比传统方式优越，但可能存在病源富集的问题，后者只能靠出猪间群来解决。

Overwhelmed by the onslaught, Spaniards abandoned their homes to the insects, depopulating Santo Domingo.

不堪其扰的西班牙人不得不离开圣多明各，将他们的家拱手让给这些小虫子。

But now the Chinatowns in San Francisco and New York are depopulating, becoming less residential and more service-oriented.

不过现在旧金山和纽约的唐人街的人口也在减少，居住性减弱了，变得更为面向服务。