depopulating

英汉释义

• v.

  1.(战争,疫病等)消灭[减少](某地的)人口

  2.〈罕〉人口减少

• adj.

  1.〈古〉人口减少的

英英释义

• v.

  1.to cause an area to have far fewer people living in it than before

英汉例句

• 1.This system works better than traditional methods, but build-up of pathogens can be a problem, only solved by depopulating.

  这种系统比传统方式优越，但可能存在病源富集的问题，后者只能靠出猪间群来解决。

• 2.Overwhelmed by the onslaught, Spaniards abandoned their homes to the insects, depopulating Santo Domingo.

  不堪其扰的西班牙人不得不离开圣多明各，将他们的家拱手让给这些小虫子。

• 3.But now the Chinatowns in San Francisco and New York are depopulating, becoming less residential and more service-oriented.

  不过现在旧金山和纽约的唐人街的人口也在减少，居住性减弱了，变得更为面向服务。