# decimate ##### 词义 - 英：/ˈdesɪmeɪt/； 美：/ˈdesɪmeɪt/ - #词性/vt 大量毁灭，大批杀死(某地区的动物、植物或人)；严重破坏；杀戮；大大削弱 ##### 例句 - The use of an antimicrobial to treat an infection impacts not only the specific pathogen causing disease , but also decimates populations of susceptible organisms throughout the body . - 使用抗菌素治疗感染时不仅会打击引起疾病的特定病原体，也会大量毁灭整个体内的敏感生物种群。 - Cheap imports decimated the British cycle industry . - 廉价进口严重削弱了英国的自行车工业。 - British forces in the Caribbean were being decimated by disease . - 加勒比海地区的英国部队有大批的人病死。 ##### 形态 - #形态/word_third decimates - #形态/word_ing decimating - #形态/word_done decimated - #形态/word_past decimated