释义 |
[/ˈdesɪmeɪt; ˋdɛsəˏmet/] v [Tn] (a) kill or destroy a large part of (sth) 杀死或毁坏(某物)之大部: Disease has decimated the population. 疾病使大部分人死亡. (b) (infml) reduce (sth) considerably 相当程度地减少、 降低(某事物): Student numbers have been decimated by cuts in grants. 助学金削减後, 学生人数大大减少. |