defoliate
英[di?'f??l?e?t]
美[,di'fol?et]
- vt. 使落葉
- vi. 落葉
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?defoliates;過去式:?defoliated;過去分詞:?defoliated;現(xiàn)在分詞:?defoliating;名詞:?defoliation;
英文詞源
- defoliate (v.)
- 1793, perhaps a back-formation from defoliation. Earlier in this sense was defoil (c. 1600). Related: Defoliated; defoliating.
雙語例句
- 1. The tree is leafless [ defoliate ] .
- 這棵樹 禿 了.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 2. Dioxin was the ingredient in Agent Orange, used to defoliate Vietnam.
- 越南戰(zhàn)場上用于毀滅林區(qū)的“橙劑”，其成分是二氧雜芑。
來自辭典例句