deforest
英 [diː'fɒrɪst]
美 [,di'fɔrɪst]
- vt. 采伐森林；清除…上的樹林
- n. (Deforest)人名；(英)德福雷斯特
中文詞源
deforest 毀林de-, 奪去，損毀。forest, 森林。即毀林。
英文詞源
- deforest (v.)
- 1880 in modern sense, from de- + forest. Related: Deforested; deforesting. Disforest in the sense "to clear of trees" is from 1660s. Disafforest is attested in this sense from 1842; originally it meant "reduce from the legal status of a forest" (1590s).
雙語例句
- 1. The fires are likely to permanently deforest the land.
- 這些火災很可能會徹底毀掉這片土地上的森林。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I would captivate them with money before telling them that we needed to deforest their land.
- 我會先用錢迷惑住他們,然後再告訴他們我們要采伐森林.
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