defoliate

英 [diː'fəʊlɪeɪt] 美[,di'folɪet]
  • vt. 使落叶
  • vi. 落叶

GRE TEM8

英英释义


1. strip the leaves or branches from;
"defoliate the trees with pesticides"

实用场景例句


The tree is leafless [ defoliate ] .
这棵树 秃 了.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

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。

辞典例句

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

英文词源


defoliate (v.)
1793, perhaps a back-formation from defoliation. Earlier in this sense was defoil (c. 1600). Related: Defoliated; defoliating.

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;