decimate 杀死或毁坏（某物）之大部分
1 : to take or destroy the tenth part of
2 : to cause great destruction or harm to
1 : to take or destroy the tenth part of
2 : to cause great destruction or harm to
verb [VN]
[usually passive] to kill large numbers of animals, plants or people in a particular area: The rabbit population was decimated by the disease.
(informal) to severely damage sth or make sth weaker: Cheap imports decimated the British cycle industry.
decimation noun [U]
Example sentence:
Farmers struggled to feed their families after their crops were decimated by blight.
[usually passive] to kill large numbers of animals, plants or people in a particular area: The rabbit population was decimated by the disease.
(informal) to severely damage sth or make sth weaker: Cheap imports decimated the British cycle industry.
decimation noun [U]
Example sentence:
Farmers struggled to feed their families after their crops were decimated by blight.