depleted
depleted — 形容詞
1. reduced so much that too little remains for normal use or future needs.
耗竭的
數量大減到不夠用的
reduced so much that too little remains for normal use or future needs.
After weeks without rain, the village reservoir was badly depleted.
好幾週沒下雨後，村裡的水庫已經嚴重耗竭。
be badly depleted
By tax season, Inês's savings were depleted by medical bills.
到了報稅季，Inês 的存款已被醫療帳單耗得所剩無幾。
depleted by costs
The fish stocks near the island are depleted after years of overfishing.
島附近的魚群資源因多年過度捕撈而變得耗竭。
Repeated harvests left the soil depleted and hard to farm.
一再收成讓土壤變得耗竭，難以耕種。
By finals week, Hari felt mentally depleted and easily distracted.
到了期末考那週，Hari 覺得精神耗竭，容易分心。
- full
containing as much as needed or expected
- replenished
filled again after something was used up
文法句型
be + depleted
leave + noun + depleted
depleted + noun
用法筆記
Common with resources, energy, soil, fish stocks, or savings. It often appears after verbs like 'be', 'become', 'feel', or 'leave' and usually suggests that not enough remains for normal use.
常見錯誤
depleted — 動詞
1. made the amount, strength, or value of something much smaller than before.
削弱；耗減
讓數量、力量或價值明顯變少
made the amount, strength, or value of something much smaller than before.
Months of discounts depleted the shop's profits before the holiday season.
連續幾個月的折扣在假期旺季前削弱了這家店的利潤。
depleted + profits
The long court battle depleted Yael's savings in less than a year.
那場漫長的官司不到一年就耗減了 Yael 的存款。
depleted + savings
Back-to-back injuries depleted the team's confidence before the final.
接連受傷削弱了這支球隊在決賽前的信心。
High repair costs depleted the charity's emergency fund by spring.
高額維修費到了春天前就耗減了慈善機構的緊急基金。
文法句型
depleted + noun
have/has depleted + noun
be depleted by + noun
用法筆記
The object is usually money, energy, confidence, or another limited resource. It is common when a long process or repeated event leaves much less than before.
常見錯誤
2. used up or removed most of a key substance from a place, body, or store.
耗盡；抽空
把關鍵物質大量用掉或移除
used up or removed most of a key substance from a place, body, or store.
Years of pumping depleted the town's underground water supply.
多年抽水耗盡了這個城鎮的地下水供應。
deplete + supply
Illegal logging depleted the valley of its oldest cedar trees.
非法伐木把山谷裡最老的雪松幾乎抽空了。
deplete + place + of + noun
The illness had depleted Beatrix's body of iron by winter.
到了冬天，那場病已耗盡 Beatrix 體內的鐵質。
Repeated floods depleted the riverbank of rich soil farmers needed.
反覆洪水耗盡了河岸上農民所需的肥沃土壤。
文法句型
depleted + noun + of + noun
be depleted of + noun
用法筆記
This pattern often names both the thing affected and the substance lost, especially with 'of'. Distinguish from sense 1, which focuses on a general drop in amount, strength, or value.