deplete
vt. 耗尽；使空竭
形容词：depletable 过去式：depleted 过去分词：depleted 现在分词：depleting 第三人称单数：depletes
近义词：lessen，useup，eatup，exhaust，drain，diminish，rundown，impoverish，deflate，eat，runthrough，consume，wipeout，
详细释义
v.(动词)
- 使减少，使贫乏，消耗，损耗，耗尽，耗竭，用尽
- 弄耗尽…的资源、资金、精力等，使枯竭
- 【医】减液，放血
- 使衰竭
- 使空虚
- 把弄空
- 【核物理学】使贫化
双解释义
v.(动词)
- vt. 〈正〉使大大地减少；使空虚 lessen greatly in amount,contents,etc.
英英释义
Verb
- use up (resources or materials);
"this car consumes a lot of gas" "We exhausted our savings" "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
例句
用作及物动词(vt.)
- Our stock of food is greatly depleted.我们的食物储备已消耗殆尽。
- Mankind must take care not to deplete the earth of its natural resources.人类必须注意，切莫耗尽地球上的自然资源。
- Wars in the region have depleted the country's food supplies.这个地区的战争使国家的粮食供应空乏。
- This expense has depleted our funds.这笔花费已使我们的资金所剩无几。