| 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). <  | 
	
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