decimating的中文翻譯是什麼意思

decimating

/ˈdesəˌmeɪtɪŋ/

v. 殺死或毀滅(某物)的大部( decimate的現在分詞 ); 相當程度地減少或降低

decimating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

decimating場景例句

But, then we'd be decimating half the Earth just to defeat the Invid.

但是, 那樣我們將毀滅半個地球只是為了擊敗因維德人.

So you didn't call the financial crisis until it already decimating your portfolio?

直到金融危機已經在損害你的投資,你才把它叫做金融危機?

Clearance work to make way for pipelines was decimating the world's third - largest mangrove forest.

為鋪設管道而開展的清理工作毀滅了世界第三大的紅樹林.