deforest

/ˌdiːˈfɒrɪst/ (bre, ipa) · [dɪfˈɔrəst] /ˌdiːˈfɔːrɪst/ (ame, ipa) · [dɪfˈɔrəst] /(ˌ)dē-ˈfȯr-əst -ˈfär-/ (ame, mw)

deforest — verb

  • deforestpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • deforestshe / she / it
  • deforestedpast simple
  • deforesting-ing form

1. to leave a place without forest by removing most or all of the trees that grow t

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to leave a place without forest by removing most or all of the trees that grow there.

例句

Loggers deforested the hillside before the new road was built.

deforest + area before development

A fire and illegal farming quickly deforested the valley near Noor's village.

deforest + valley through human and natural pressure

同義詞
  • clear-cut

    more strongly suggests one complete logging operation

  • log

    broader and often focuses on cutting trees for timber, not fully stripping the land

  • strip

    very general and often needs extra context to show trees are being removed

反義詞
  • reforest

    to plant trees again in a place that has lost them

  • preserve

    to protect woodland instead of removing it

文法句型

deforest + land/area/hillside

be deforested for farming or mining

用法筆記

The object is usually a region such as land, a valley, or a hillside, not one tree. The verb often appears in reporting about logging, farming expansion, and mining.

常見錯誤

❌They deforested the old oak in our yard.
✅They cut down the old oak in our yard.
💡deforest is used for removing forest from an area, not for a single tree.