defoliate
英[diː'fəʊlɪeɪt]
美[,di'folɪet]
- vt. 使落叶
- vi. 落叶
词态变化
第三人称单数: defoliates;过去式: defoliated;过去分词: defoliated;现在分词: defoliating;名词: defoliation;
英文词源
- defoliate (v.)
- 1793, perhaps a back-formation from defoliation. Earlier in this sense was defoil (c. 1600). Related: Defoliated; defoliating.
双语例句
- 1. The tree is leafless [ defoliate ] .
- 这棵树 秃 了.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 2. Dioxin was the ingredient in Agent Orange, used to defoliate Vietnam.
- 越南战场上用于毁灭林区的“橙剂”，其成分是二氧杂芑。
来自辞典例句