decimating
present participle ofdecimate
| 单词 | decimating |
| 释义 | decimating present participle ofdecimate decimate verb[Tusually passive] uk/ˈdes.ɪ.meɪt/us/ˈdes.ə.meɪt/tokillalargenumberof something, or toreducesomethingseverely: Populations ofendangeredanimalshave been decimated. Killing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Becoming and making smaller or less Examplesofdecimatingdecimating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Year after year the pregnancies continued; the epidemics anddecimatingdiseases came almost as regularly. From theCambridge English Corpus It would be a recipe fordecimatingthe postal service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It isdecimatingthe fishing stock and the natural feeding cycle of fish. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall not be a party todecimatingstill further the widow's mite. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That isdecimatingthe fleet on the west coast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Our first effort was, after seizing the country, to rescue it from the fire and blood which wasdecimatingits population. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A balance has to be struck between overmanning—which is obviously inefficient and costly for consumers—anddecimatingthe workforce. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 First, we need to develop research into the parasites, diseases and virusesdecimatingthese hard-working insects. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English It could not be done withoutdecimatingsocial services, where the largest gap occurs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I equally understand the argument about the need to avoiddecimatingthe existing independent sector and pattern of provision. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is deep dismay and anger because the enforced cuts in health care aredecimatingservices that prevent health problems from escalating. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For the third time in 20 years, the high pound isdecimatingour manufacturing base. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The second argu- ment is thedecimatingeffect upon price of the inability to absorb the surplus margin. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Furthermore, the liberalisation of trade and the abolition of duty and subsidies have hit agricultural production directly, reducing farmers' incomes,decimatingfarming and increasing unemployment. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English They are notdecimatingthe villages and closing the village schools because people are leaving the land. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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