decimate
US /ˈdɛsəˌmet/
・UK /'desɪmeɪt/
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v.t.及物動詞毀滅，大量殺戮；大幅削減
The ongoing forest fire is estimated to decimate the wild boars in the area if not dealt with in a timely manner.
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學會這15個單字，你的英文就超強啦！ (If You Know These 15 Words, Your English is AWESOME!)
- Word number twelve, to decimate.
第 12 個字，"毀滅"。
- Decimate.
Decimate.
「終極背叛」：議員痛批共和黨同僚對選民的漠不關心！ ('The ultimate betrayal': Congressman appalled at Republican colleague's indifference to constituents)
- Look, it just sends a powerful message that we're not going to stand by idly and allow Donald Trump to decimate the social safety net for working people.
聽著，這只是發出了一個強有力的資訊，即我們不會袖手旁觀，任由唐納德-特朗普破壞勞動人民的社會安全網。
- Look, it just sends a powerful message that we're not going to stand by idly and allow Donald Trump to decimate the social safety net for working people.
聽著，這只是發出了一個強有力的資訊，即我們不會袖手旁觀，任由唐納德-特朗普破壞勞動人民的社會安全網。
羅伯特·馬利談伊朗戰爭：「川普有點緊張」 | UpFront (Robert Malley on war in Iran: “Donald Trump is nervous” | UpFront)
- Israel, whose goal is to decimate as much as possible, not just Iran's military, ballistic, naval, missile, drone capability, nuclear capability, but
以色列的目標是盡可能 decimate，不僅是伊朗的軍事、彈道、海軍飛彈、無人機能力，核能力，而是
- Israel, whose goal is to decimate as much as possible, not just Iran's military, ballistic, naval missile, drone capability, nuclear capability, but
以色列的目標是盡可能 decimate，不僅是伊朗的軍事、彈道、海軍飛彈、無人機能力，核能力，而是
海獺重返BC海岸！牠們是如何做到的？ (Sea otters make comeback off B.C. coast)
- That was the best slum beach there ever was. 98-year-old Cayugan elder Hilda Hansen saw otters decimate clams, urchins and other foods inside her community's traditional territory.
那是最好的貧民窟海灘。98 歲的卡尤甘老人希爾達-漢森（Hilda Hansen）目睹了水獺在她的社區傳統領地內捕食蛤蜊、海膽和其他食物。
- 98-year-old Cayuga elder Hilda Hansen saw otters decimate clams, urchins, and
海膽被返回的水獺吃掉後，海藻很快又長了出來。
湖上奇景！大海獺「Kiana」現身！| ABC7 Chicago (An Ocean On The Lake | Kiana the Sea Otter | ABC7 Chicago)
- So if sea otters were not in that equation, those sea urchins would decimate the kelp forest.
是以，如果沒有海獺，這些海膽就會使海藻森林瀕臨滅絕。
- So if sea otters were not in that equation, those sea urchins would decimate the kelp for us, so they're super important for their ecosystem.
如果你看到水獺好像在瘙癢或抓撓自己，它們可能正在努力把這些毛髮分開。
美國聯準會研究：重新引入海獺至北加州海岸，或能拯救生態？ (Fed study suggests reintroducing sea otters to Northern California coast)
- Sea urchins can decimate kelp forests.
海膽會毀滅海藻林。
- Left unchecked, sea urchins can decimate kelp forests.
現在，加利福尼亞沿岸約有 3000 個。
