defoliate的意思

defoliate

英式音标[,di'folɪet]
美式英标[diː'fəʊlɪeɪt]

基本解释

vt. 使落叶

vi. 落叶

英文词源

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

实用例句

1. The tree is leafless [ defoliate ] .: 这棵树秃了.

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。

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