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
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- The rabbit population was decimated by the disease.
这种疾病使大批兔子死亡。
- The rabbit population was decimated by the disease.
- 严重破坏；大大削弱
to severely damage sth or make sth weaker- Cheap imports decimated the British cycle industry.
廉价进口严重削弱了英国的自行车工业。
- Cheap imports decimated the British cycle industry.
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.- 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。 - 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。
- The pollution could decimate the river's thriving population of kingfishers...
- 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.- ...a recession which decimated the nation's manufacturing industry.
使该国制造业元气大伤的经济衰退
- ...a recession which decimated the nation's manufacturing industry.
英英释义
verb
- kill in large numbers
- the plague wiped out an entire population
- kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - At a time when environmental groups are warning about over-fishing, it's unusual for a conservation group to encourage fishers to decimate a species.
在这个各大环保组织不断提醒人们警惕过度捕捞的时代，有一个保护组织却鼓励渔民将一种鱼类赶尽杀绝，这真的非比寻常。 - Scientists have discovered the trigger that can transform harmless locusts into swarms of billions that decimate crops across the developing world.
科学家发现了引发无害的蝗虫组成成千上万蝗虫群体的原因，这些蝗群大规模破坏发展中国家的农作物。 - The second chapter introduces the theory of multi-sample rate system including integer times decimate and interpose, multi-phase expression and identical transform of network structure.
第二章介绍了多抽样率系统的基本理论其中包括整数倍抽取和整数倍内插及多抽样率系统中的多相表示。网络结构的恒等变换等。 - This method modified the mesh simplification algorithm based on vertex merge, which can decimate the mesh greatly and efficiently by merging the vertices, and can preserve the topology of the original mesh very well.
算法采用基于点到平面距离的误差控制方法，能根据用户指定的简化率通过使原始网格中的顶点合并达到大量简化的目的。 - 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。 - According to multirate signal processing theory, the CIC filter and half band filter which are used to decimate or interpolate samples were studied for the implementation of the DDC of multi-level decimation architecture.
根据多速率信号处理理论，研究了用于抽取/内插的CIC和半带滤波器，在此基础上完成了多级抽取结构的数字下变频设计。 - 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。 - The lionfish gorge on small fish, mollusks and invertebrates, enough to fill out to as much as 480 grams and decimate local populations on the coral reefs they inhabit.
狮子鱼以小鱼、软体动物、无脊椎动物为食，这些食物足以让狮子鱼增重480克，也足以让狮子鱼对当地珊瑚礁上的生物造成严重威胁。