英 [ˌdeprəˈdeɪʃn] 美 [ˌdeprəˈdeɪʃn]
n. 掠夺；破坏，破坏痕迹
复数depredations
depredation /ˌdɛprɪˈdeɪʃən/
有变体名词 The depredations of a person, animal, or force are their harmful actions, which usually involve taking or damaging something. 掠夺; 破坏
Much of the region's environmental depredation is a result of poor planning.
这个地区的环境破坏大都是规划不周的结果。
... Discompose：使失态，慌张 Depredation：劫掠 Depreciation：贬值 ...
... plunderage掠夺(动斥品... depredation掠夺 skyjacking劫机 ...
... deposit 存放；使淤积 depredation 劫掠，蹂躏 depressant 有镇静作用的；镇静剂 ...
掠夺；破坏，破坏痕迹
Much of the region's environmental depredation is a result of poor planning.
这个地区的环境破坏大都是规划不周的结果。
The highest CEO salaries are paid to outside candidates, not to the cozy insider picks, another sign that high CEO pay is not some kind of depredation at the expense of the rest of the company.
最高级的 CEO 薪酬是支付给外部候选人的，而不是内部人选。这再次表明，高级 CEO 的薪酬并不是以牺牲公司其他员工为代价的掠夺。
Most southern town have suffer from the reckless depredation of the armed gang.
大多数南方城镇都遭受过这帮武装匪徒的鲁蛮掠夺。
This ancient city, the gem of central Europe, has seen its share of both glory and depredation.
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"There has been a depredation of marine resources, " said Mariano Valderrama, vice president of APEGA, Peru's association of gastronomy.
Success brought loud criticism that the company was denying locals a key natural resource and committing environmental depredation by shipping bottled water halfway across the globe.
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