depletion

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of depleting, or the state of being depleted; exhaustion. countable,uncountable
    — The Great Northern 4-4-0s have all vanished, and there has been some depletion in the ranks of North British "Glens" and "Scotts."
  2. The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished. countable,uncountable
  3. The act of relieving congestion or plethora, by purging, blood-letting, or reduction of the system by abstinence. archaic,countable,uncountable
  4. gradual expense or use of natural resources over time. countable,uncountable

词形变化

depletions plural

词源

Borrowed from Latin depletio, depletionem, from depleō.
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