defoliate
英 [diː'fəʊlɪeɪt]
美 [,di'folɪet]
defoliate 英文词源
- defoliate (v.)
- 1793, perhaps a back-formation from defoliation. Earlier in this sense was defoil (c. 1600). Related: Defoliated; defoliating.
defoliate 双语例句
1. The tree is leafless [ defoliate ] . 这棵树 秃 了. 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 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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