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deforestation

[,di,fɔrɪ'steʃən]

n. 采伐森林；森林開伐

英文詞源

deforestation (n.): 1884, from deforest + -ation. Earlier was deforesting (1530s) which was a legal term for the change in definition of a parcel of land from "forest" to something else.

雙語例句

1. He said Africa was suffering badly from deforestation: for every ten trees cut down, only one was planted.: 他說非洲的森林砍伐現象非常嚴重：每砍伐10棵樹，僅種植1棵。

2. One percent of Brazil's total forest cover is being lost every year to deforestation.: 由於濫伐，巴西的森林總覆蓋麵積正在每年減少百分之一。

3. Firewood scarity offers the most visible and dramatic example of deforestation's effects.: 薪材短缺是毀林後果的最明顯和最引人注目的實例.

4. The deforestation dilemma still cries for more commitment , clarity, and vision.: 毀林的後果迫切需要更多的資助、清醒的頭腦和真知灼見.

5. Haiti is an island nation a high population a history of deforestation.: 海地是個島國,人口甚多,濫伐森林的情況由來已久.

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