| 单词 | defoliate |
| 释义 | defoliate verb[T] uk/ˌdiːˈfəʊ.li.eɪt/us/ˌdiːˈfoʊ.li.eɪt/to make theleavesdropoff aplant,especiallyby usingstrongchemicals （尤指使用强效化学品）使落叶，使凋零Removing and getting rid of things
Examplesofdefoliatedefoliate A large plant (size: 26 cm) was defoliated by an unidentified fungus in the early 1993 rainy season. From theCambridge English Corpus All surviving defoliated plants produced flowers irrespective of the level of defoliation. From theCambridge English Corpus The impact of defoliating insects on the growth of eucalypt saplings. From theCambridge English Corpus In both latter cases they produced fruit, but were abandoned and defoliated again. From theCambridge English Corpus Mortality of seedlings defoliated by more than 50% was around twice that of seedlings defoliated by less than 10%. From theCambridge English Corpus However, fewer than 10% of seedlings were defoliated by more than 50% at any time. From theCambridge English Corpus There was probably little or no plant reproduction during this time period because the hurricane severely defoliated many trees. From theCambridge English Corpus These authors observed low dispersal abilities of adults when adults dispersed from heavily defoliated areas to local areas where no defoliation had occurred before. From theCambridge English Corpus Treefall gaps versus forest understorey as environments for a defoliating moth on a tropical forest shrub. From theCambridge English Corpus Now is therefore an opportune time to obtain basic data on new methods for controlling forest defoliating pests. From theCambridge English Corpus The situation is similar to defoliating insects whose outbreaks are restricted to orchards and urban areas. From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, outbreak species have todefoliateplants in order to be categorized as such. From theCambridge English Corpus Nevertheless, many individuals of these species were severely affected and most other forest trees were completely defoliated. From theCambridge English Corpus We often observed plants on the nests that were nearly completely defoliated by the ants, and removal of small plants seems to be part of nest maintenance. From theCambridge English Corpus Dense carpets of seedlings were observed in some gaps, but not generally under the intact (albeit temporarily defoliated) canopy. From theCambridge English Corpus 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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