deplete

英[dɪ\'pli:t]

美[dɪ\'pli:t]

意思解释

vt. 耗尽，用尽；使枯竭；[医]减液，放血
vi. 耗尽；减少，损耗

变化形式

第三人称单数： depletes
过去式： depleted
过去分词： depleted
现在分词： depleting

中文词源

deplete 耗尽

de-, 不，非，使相反。-ple, 满的，词源同full, complete. 即把满的倒空，耗尽。

用法例句

But the president is unlikely to deplete his political capital completely .: 不过，这位总统似乎并未完全耗尽自己的政治资本。

Often , they are unsuccessful , and they must deplete family bank accounts .: 通常，他们都不会成功，父母们必须耗尽家庭存款。

When you deplete your energy , you reduce your ability to focus and thus accomplish the tasks in your life effectively .: 当你大量消耗能量，你正在削弱自己集中并高效完成生活中任务的能力。

They worry that a power plant nearby would harm the environment ; worse , it might deplete the heat that keeps the local springs warm , they say .: 他们说，他们担心发电厂建在周边会破坏环境；更加恶劣的是，它可能会耗尽那些保持当地温泉温度的热量。

Mr strauss-kahn said some countries faced having to deplete currency reserves to continue feeding their population .: 斯特劳斯-卡恩表示，为继续满足国内粮食需要，一些国家面临必须耗尽外汇储备的压力。