英 [ˈdesɪmeɪt] 美 [ˈdesɪmeɪt]
v. 大批杀害，大量毁灭；大大削弱，使……严重失效；抽杀……十分之一的人；十中抽一，取十分之一
第三人称单数decimates
现在分词decimating
过去式decimated
过去分词decimated
decimate /ˈdɛsɪˌmeɪt/ TEM8 [ decimating decimated decimates ]
及物动词 To decimate something such as a group of people or animals means to destroy a very large number of them. 大量毁灭
The pollution could decimate the river's thriving population of kingfishers.
污染可能大量毁灭在这条河茁壮成长的翠鸟群。
及物动词 To decimate a system or organization means to reduce its size and effectiveness greatly. 严重削弱
...a recession which decimated the nation's manufacturing industry.
…严重削弱了该国制造业的一次经济衰退。
kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
kill in large numbers
同义词： eliminate / annihilate / extinguish / eradicate / wipe out / carry off
十中抽一，取十分之一；大批杀害-引用次数：1
参考来源矩阵上的线性递归序列及密码学特性
... deciduous 非永久的；短暂的；脱落的；每年落叶的 decimate 毁掉大部分；大量杀死 decipher 解开；破译 ...
... decimate 大量毁灭；大批杀害 declassify 撤销（文件）的官方机密等级 decompose 使腐烂；使分解 ...
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decimation 大批杀害；每十人杀一人；大量毁灭
The pollution could decimate the river's thriving population of kingfishers.
污染可能大量毁灭在这条河茁壮成长的翠鸟群。
Silber says the tax rollback would decimate basic services for the needy.
西尔伯说税收的回落可能导致大幅缩减为贫困人口提供的基本服务。
Unfortunately, it took the explorers and the settlers who followed only a few decades to decimate a large part of these resources.
不幸的是，仅仅几十年以后，探险家和随后而来的定居者就摧毁了大部分的资源。
And Joseph knows that it would decimate his father Jacob to lose Rachel's only remaining son, but he's testing his brothers to see whether they have reformed since the day that they sold him into slavery.
约瑟夫知道这将打击他父亲雅各布,如果失去Rachel唯一剩下的儿子，但他只想考验兄弟看他们是否改过自新,在他们把他变卖为奴之后。
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Campaigners say a 14-turbine wind farm planned near Selby in North Yorkshire would "decimate" nearby villages.
Happily, this is a time when we can root for Gates to decimate his foes.
The recent financial crisis showed us all how a buy-and-hold strategy will decimate your wealth.