defoliated
past simple and past participle ofdefoliate
| 单词 | defoliated |
| 释义 | defoliated past simple and past participle ofdefoliate defoliate verb[T] uk/ˌdiːˈfəʊ.li.eɪt/us/ˌdiːˈfoʊ.li.eɪt/to make theleavesdropoff aplant,especiallyby usingstrongchemicals Removing and getting rid of things
Examplesofdefoliateddefoliated In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Future global warming may also have an impact by increasing drought stress and mortality amongdefoliatedtrees. From theCambridge English Corpus A large plant (size: 26 cm) wasdefoliatedby an unidentified fungus in the early 1993 rainy season. From theCambridge English Corpus All survivingdefoliatedplants produced flowers irrespective of the level of defoliation. From theCambridge English Corpus In both latter cases they produced fruit, but were abandoned anddefoliatedagain. From theCambridge English Corpus Mortality of seedlingsdefoliatedby more than 50% was around twice that of seedlingsdefoliatedby less than 10%. From theCambridge English Corpus However, fewer than 10% of seedlings weredefoliatedby 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 severelydefoliatedmany trees. From theCambridge English Corpus This suggests that improved water status ofdefoliatedplants is at least one of the primary influences on photosynthetic activity. From theCambridge English Corpus From here they are poised to reinfest the newly flushed leaves produced by thedefoliatedtree. From theCambridge English Corpus These authors observed low dispersal abilities of adults when adults dispersed from heavilydefoliatedareas to local areas where no defoliation had occurred before. From theCambridge English Corpus A fragmentary,defoliatedaxis preserved as an impression (external mould) lacking counterpart, 10 cm long, 2 cm wide in a medium-grained sandstone. From theCambridge English Corpus Defoliatedplants did not show such levels of compensation. From theCambridge English Corpus Therefore, even though the foliage concentration of tannins was decreased after treatment, the defensive ability of thedefoliatedplants may not be weakened. From theCambridge English Corpus Nevertheless, many individuals of these species were severely affected and most other forest trees were completelydefoliated. 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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