单词 | over-exploitation |
释义 | over-exploitationn. Excessive exploitation; spec. overuse of natural resources. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [noun] > manipulation or exploitation manipulation1828 exploitation1832 exploitage1864 over-exploitation1916 puppeteering1920 stitch-up1980 1916 Science 18 Aug. 227/2 The crab, shrimp, spiny lobster, are already feeling the effects of over-exploitation. 1940 Sci. Monthly Apr. 296/1 In the older cultivated regions of Southern Rhodesia..overexploitation has destroyed many areas. 1963 Times 6 Feb. 8/7 U. P. Gerasimov and E. K. Fedorov, commenting on over-exploitation of fisheries, alleged that trawlers..‘are ploughing the seas near African and Asian shores in search of fish’. 1990 Garden (Royal Hort. Soc.) Sept. 10/1 The overexploitation of the tropical forests is leading to tremendous losses, both biological and cultural. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1916 |
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