decimate

英 [ˈdesɪmeɪt]

美 [ˈdesɪmeɪt]

v.  大量毁灭，大批杀死(某地区的动物、植物或人); 严重破坏; 大大削弱

过去分词：decimated　过去式：decimated　现在分词：decimating　第三人称单数：decimates　复数：decimates　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.18601 / COCA.13942

牛津词典

verb

• 大量毁灭，大批杀死（某地区的动物、植物或人）
  to kill large numbers of animals, plants or people in a particular area
  1. The rabbit population was decimated by the disease.
     这种疾病使大批兔子死亡。
• 严重破坏；大大削弱
  to severely damage sth or make sth weaker
  1. Cheap imports decimated the British cycle industry.
     廉价进口严重削弱了英国的自行车工业。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 大批杀死;大量毁灭
  Todecimatesomething such as a group of people or animals means to destroy a very large number of them.
  1. The pollution could decimate the river's thriving population of kingfishers...
     污染可能会造成河边大量繁殖的翠鸟大批死亡。
  2. British forces in the Caribbean were being decimated by disease.
     加勒比海地区的英国部队有大批的人病死。
• VERB 严重削弱，大幅缩减(系统或机构)
  Todecimatea system or organization means to reduce its size and effectiveness greatly.
  1. ...a recession which decimated the nation's manufacturing industry.
     使该国制造业元气大伤的经济衰退

英英释义

verb

• kill in large numbers
  1. the plague wiped out an entire population
  Synonym:eliminateannihilateextinguisheradicatewipe outcarry off
• kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies

双语例句

• At the same time, digital signal decimate algorithm and the alternative storage method were integrated in FPGA, which were considered for consecutive sample.
  为保证连续采样的实现，FPGA实现了数字信号抽取算法以及双SRAM的交替存取结构。
• The virus replicate, proliferate in the cancer cell, activate apoptosis and its following pathways, which lead to oncolysis, the released progeny virions continue to infect the peripheral cancer cells and ultimately decimate all the cancer cell existed.
  病毒在肿瘤细胞内复制、增殖，导致肿瘤细胞溶解；并且激活凋亡通路，引起肿瘤细胞死亡，释放子代病毒继续感染周围的细胞，而达到杀灭所有肿瘤细胞的目的。
• Let me be quite clear that the Earth will not be destroyed, and there will be no mass deaths that will decimate the population.
  让我很清楚，地球不会被销毁，不会有大规模的死亡，将毁灭的人口。
• British forces in the Caribbean were being decimated by disease.
  加勒比海地区的英国部队有大批的人病死。
• We have watched you under the ruling thumb of the dark decimate Mother Earth, ruining her waters, ground, and sky.
  我们已经看到你们无视法则毁灭地球母亲，毁灭她的水源，地面和天空。
• Now experts fear a virulent fungus could decimate the few thousand frogs they estimate survive.
  如今，专家们担心有一种恶性真菌可能会毁灭被他们认为存活的几千只山鸡蛙。
• Through analyzing the features and performances of CIC filters, HB filters and multiphase-filter, we combine them with decimators and decimate the A/ D data, thus reducing the digital signal rate and the load of DSP when processing the base band signal.
  通过分析CIC滤波器、HB滤波器和多相滤波器的特点和性能，将它们与抽取器相结合，对A/D转换后的数据进行抽取，降低了信号采样率，减轻了后续DSP处理基带信号的压力。
• However, the biggest issue with the sea lions is the rate at which they are consuming salmon. In addition to hurting local fisheries it could decimate the area's fish population if not stopped in time.
  然而，它们最大的威胁还是吃掉了大量村民赖以为生的鲑鱼，除了对当地渔业产生重创，如果不及时阻止的话，还可能让所有的鱼类都消失殆尽。
• Scientists have discovered the trigger that can transform harmless locusts into swarms of billions that decimate crops across the developing world.
  科学家发现了引发无害的蝗虫组成成千上万蝗虫群体的原因，这些蝗群大规模破坏发展中国家的农作物。
• The problem with drugs is that they work, right up until the moment that they decimate your life.
  毒品最大的问题在于它们确实有用，直到摧毁你人生那一刻。