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单词 deplete
释义
deplete
verb[T]
uk
/dɪˈpliːt/us
/dɪˈpliːt/
toreducesomething insizeoramount,especiallysuppliesofenergy,money, etc.:
消耗；耗费（资源、金钱、精力等）
If wecontinueto deplete the earth'snaturalresources, we willcauseseriousdamageto theenvironment.如果我们继续消耗地球上的自然资源，将对环境造成严重的破坏。
Theillnessdepletes thebodyofimportantvitamins.这种疾病会消耗人体中重要的维生素。
humorousThat lastholidayseriouslydepleted mybankaccount!上次度假花掉了我银行账户里的一大笔钱！
Synonyms
consume
exhaust
usesomethingup
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Becoming and making smaller or less
  • abridgment
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  • attenuated
  • attenuating
  • attenuation
  • boil
  • damp
  • falling-off
  • foreshorten
  • foreshortened
  • go through the flooridiom
  • haircut
  • lessen
  • runsomeone/somethingdown
  • rundown
  • sag
  • salami slicing
  • scalesomethingdown
  • shave
  • telescope
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(Definition ofdepletefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

deplete| American Dictionary

deplete
verb[T]
us
/dɪˈplit/
toreducesomething insizeoramount,esp.supplies,energy, ormoney:
Acidraindepletes the region’sfishstocks.

depletion

noun[C/U]us
/dɪˈpli·ʃən/
[U]The depletion ofoursavingsisstartingtoworryme.
(Definition ofdepletefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

deplete| Business English

deplete
verb[T]
uk
/dɪˈpliːt/us
toreducetheamountorsizeof something,especiallyasupplyofenergy, anamountofmoney, etc.:
Healthcare for asickpatientcanquicklydepleteretirementsavings.
(Definition ofdepletefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdeplete

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Disruptions were problematic because they took up the carers' time and depleted their energy.
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Whether the resource is depleted biologically in these cases depends on costs and prices.
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As the basal solid forms and releases fluid depleted of component /3, the composition of the melt falls.
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The profile also results in a heavily depleted electron density.
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Because this excessive capacity has rapidly depleted fish stocks, profitability has plunged, reducing the value of ships on the market.
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This pressure periodically provoked crises as the exchange reserves were depleted, necessitating short-term constraints on domestic economic policy.
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The easily worked oxidised ore was largely depleted and the underlying sulfide deposits were proving difficult and costly to treat.
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The wire cores are gradually depleted as they ablate more coronal material that is rapidly accelerated towards the accreting precursor plasma on axis.
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In longer periods of poverty past savings are depleted, household goods deteriorate and cannot be replaced, and debts accrue and become unsustainable.
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The ring current will be depleted due to the loss of these particles.
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The second model involves derivation of the melts from a depleted lithospheric mantle source which was contaminated by subduction components.
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Extensive travelling and playing his violin day and night not only diffuses his musical identity but also depletes his body of strength.
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When resources become depleted the base camp is moved to a new location, enabling the group to exploit a new foraging territory.
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The isotope compositions have distinctly more enriched characteristics than typical depleted mantle.
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Although the soils are inherently fertile, deep and with good drainage, they have been depleted of nutrients over the years.
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