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depredation depreciation

depredation
[英] [ˌdeprɪˈdeɪʃən] [美] [ˌdɛprɪˈdeʃən] 生词本

n.

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1. N-VAR 掠夺;破坏;蹂躏 The depredations of a person, animal, or force are their harmful actions, which usually involve taking or damaging something. 

  • Crops can be all too easily decimated by unchecked depredations by deer...

    任由鹿糟蹋会很容易把庄稼都毁了。

  • Much of the region's environmental depredation is a result of poor planning.

    该地区的环境破坏大都是由于规划不善造成的。

Noun

1. an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding

2. (usually plural) a destructive action;

  • "the ravages of time"
  • "the depradations of age and disease"
1. Most southern towns have suffered 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。

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