decimate

英 [ˈdesɪmeɪt]

美 [ˈdesɪmeɪt]

v.  大量毁灭，大批杀死(某地区的动物、植物或人); 严重破坏; 大大削弱

过去分词：decimated　过去式：decimated　现在分词：decimating　第三人称单数：decimates　复数：decimates　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.18601 / COCA.13942

牛津词典

verb

• 大量毁灭，大批杀死（某地区的动物、植物或人）
  to kill large numbers of animals, plants or people in a particular area
  1. The rabbit population was decimated by the disease.
     这种疾病使大批兔子死亡。
• 严重破坏；大大削弱
  to severely damage sth or make sth weaker
  1. Cheap imports decimated the British cycle industry.
     廉价进口严重削弱了英国的自行车工业。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 大批杀死;大量毁灭
  Todecimatesomething such as a group of people or animals means to destroy a very large number of them.
  1. The pollution could decimate the river's thriving population of kingfishers...
     污染可能会造成河边大量繁殖的翠鸟大批死亡。
  2. British forces in the Caribbean were being decimated by disease.
     加勒比海地区的英国部队有大批的人病死。
• VERB 严重削弱，大幅缩减(系统或机构)
  Todecimatea system or organization means to reduce its size and effectiveness greatly.
  1. ...a recession which decimated the nation's manufacturing industry.
     使该国制造业元气大伤的经济衰退

英英释义

verb

• kill in large numbers
  1. the plague wiped out an entire population
  Synonym:eliminateannihilateextinguisheradicatewipe outcarry off
• kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies

双语例句

• This paper uses a criterion considering both the curvature and the geometry error to decimate the meshes.
  本文对已有算法进行研究总结，提出一种综合考虑曲率和几何误差的量度准则，并采用半边折叠进行网格合并的算法。
• The problem with drugs is that they work, right up until the moment that they decimate your life.
  毒品最大的问题在于它们确实有用，直到摧毁你人生那一刻。
• Based on decimate in frequency ( DIF) Radix-4 algorithm, a 6 levels pipeline structure was adopted. In each level, FIFO was used to delay sequence and it coupled with 4-road commutator was employed to change the sequence of address.
  该方法采用了按频率抽取（DIF）基4算法和6级流水线结构，每级均采用FIFO存储器实现延迟功能，和四路转接器一起共同完成序列的码位抽取。
• Her range of weaponry could easily decimate any convoy she encountered.
  她强大的武器装备可以轻易地让任何和她遭遇的护航舰队灰飞烟灭。
• Whoever would want him, they would have to decimate a franchise to get him.
  无论什么队想得到科比，他们都几乎要用整个球队去交换他。
• Through analyzing the features and performances of CIC filters, HB filters and multiphase-filter, we combine them with decimators and decimate the A/ D data, thus reducing the digital signal rate and the load of DSP when processing the base band signal.
  通过分析CIC滤波器、HB滤波器和多相滤波器的特点和性能，将它们与抽取器相结合，对A/D转换后的数据进行抽取，降低了信号采样率，减轻了后续DSP处理基带信号的压力。
• However, the biggest issue with the sea lions is the rate at which they are consuming salmon. In addition to hurting local fisheries it could decimate the area's fish population if not stopped in time.
  然而，它们最大的威胁还是吃掉了大量村民赖以为生的鲑鱼，除了对当地渔业产生重创，如果不及时阻止的话，还可能让所有的鱼类都消失殆尽。
• But there was anger at government proposals to decimate armed forces numbers and cut back wages and promotions.
  然而这次游行中，抗议者表达了对政府削减军人编制、减少工资和提升机会的愤怒。
• Let me be quite clear that the Earth will not be destroyed, and there will be no mass deaths that will decimate the population.
  让我很清楚，地球不会被销毁，不会有大规模的死亡，将毁灭的人口。
• British forces in the Caribbean were being decimated by disease.
  加勒比海地区的英国部队有大批的人病死。