defoliate
英 [diː'fəʊlɪeɪt]
美 [,di'folɪet]
英文詞源
- defoliate (v.)
- 1793, perhaps a back-formation from defoliation. Earlier in this sense was defoil (c. 1600). Related: Defoliated; defoliating.
雙語例句
- 1. The tree is leafless [ defoliate ] .
- 這棵樹 禿 了.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 2. Dioxin was the ingredient in Agent Orange, used to defoliate Vietnam.
- 越南戰場上用於毀滅林區的“橙劑”，其成分是二氧雜芑。
來自辭典例句