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decimation是什么意思

decimation

英[ˌdesɪ'meɪʃn] 美[ˌdɛsəˈmeʃən]

n. 多数人的杀害，大量毁灭；

动词：decimate;

同义词

decimation的同义词之：
butchery destruction

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

VERB

大批杀死;大量毁灭

To decimate something such as a group of people or animals means to destroy a very large number of them.
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。 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。
VERB

严重削弱，大幅缩减(系统或机构)

To decimate a system or organization means to reduce its size and effectiveness greatly.
例句
...a recession which decimated the nation's manufacturing industry. 使该国制造业元气大伤的经济衰退

英英词典释义

Noun
1. destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot)

行业词典

计算机：十中抽一，抽选；

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