decimates的中文翻譯是什麼意思
decimates
/ˈdesəˌmeɪts/
v. 殺死或毀滅（某物）的大部( decimate的第三人稱單數 ); 相當程度地減少或降低
decimates的柯林斯釋義
VERB大批殺死;大量毀滅
To decimate something such as a group of people or animals means to destroy a very large number of them.
The pollution could decimate the river's thriving population of kingfishers...
汙染可能會造成河邊大量繁殖的翠鳥大批死亡。
British forces in the Caribbean were being decimated by disease.
加勒比海地區的英國部隊有大批的人病死。
VERB嚴重削弱，大幅縮減(系統或機構)
To decimate a system or organization means to reduce its size and effectiveness greatly.
...a recession which decimated the nation's manufacturing industry.
使該國製造業元氣大傷的經濟衰退