decimate

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decimate — 動詞

  • decimatepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • decimateshe / she / it
  • decimatedpast simple
  • decimating-ing form

1. to wipe out many living things, or to leave a group, business, or system much sm

1.動詞及物C2
釋義

重創

大量毀掉或讓數量大減

to wipe out many living things, or to leave a group, business, or system much smaller and weaker than before.

例句

A wildfire decimated hundreds of pine trees on the hillside.

一場野火重創了山坡上的數百棵松樹。

decimate + large group of living things

Cheap imports decimated the town's small shoe factories within two years.

廉價進口品在兩年內重創了鎮上的小型鞋廠。

severely reduce a local industry

常見搭配
  • decimate a population
  • decimate a workforce
  • decimate a forest
  • decimate an industry
同義詞
  • devastate

    stresses severe destruction or ruin, often with a broader emotional or physical effect

  • ravage

    often used when war, fire, or disease spreads through an area and causes widespread damage

  • wipe out

    more direct and often closer to complete destruction or removal

反義詞
  • rebuild

    focuses on restoring something after severe damage

  • strengthen

    means making a group or system more solid instead of badly reducing it

文法句型

decimate + population / forest / workforce

be decimated by + disease / war / cuts

用法筆記

Often used for disease, war, natural disasters, or sharp economic damage affecting large groups. It is much stronger than reduce and usually suggests a sudden, serious loss.

常見錯誤

We decimated our homework list by doing two easy tasks.
We reduced our homework list by doing two easy tasks.
decimate is used for very large or damaging reductions, not small everyday changes.

同根字

  • decimation
    名詞C2

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常用片語

  • be decimated by disease
  • decimate local businesses

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