• vt. 耗盡，用盡；使衰竭，使空虛

de-, 不，非，使相反。-ple, 滿的，詞源同full, complete. 即把滿的倒空，耗盡。

deplete

deplete: see full

deplete (v.)

1807, back-formation from depletion. Related: Depleted; depleting.

1. Surely it is an economic nonsense to deplete the world of natural resources.

耗盡世界的自然資源毋庸置疑是愚蠢的經濟行為。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The contraceptive pill is the worst offender, but it is not the only drug to deplete the body's vitamin levels.

避孕藥的危害最大，但是它并不是唯一一種消耗體內維生素的藥物。

來自柯林斯例句

3. It will deplete its cash balance by repaying last week's loan.

它會因償付它上周的借款而耗盡它的現金余額.

來自辭典例句

4. Elastic collisions deplete very little of the electron's energy.

彈性碰撞中電子減少的能量非常少.

來自辭典例句

5. Evapotranspiration may deplete the soil moisture and rob supplies of ground water.

蒸發蒸騰作用能消耗土壤水分,減少地下水的水量供應.

來自辭典例句