| 单词 | defoliate |
| 释义 | defoliate (once / 64236 pages) adjv Defoliate means to take the leaves or branches off of a tree or bush. When your mom asks you to defoliate the rose bushes, she wants you to trim them back. In defoliate you see part of the word foliage, which means “leaves.” When your family takes a trip to Vermont to look at the foliage, you’re going leaf peeping. If the trees of Vermont are defoliated, there'll be nothing to look at on your leaf peeping trip except the poor quality black and white television in your motel room. The adjective defoliated describes a tree or bush that has had its leaves stripped. WORD FAMILYdefoliate: defoliated, defoliates, defoliating, defoliation, defoliator+/defoliation: defoliations/defoliator: defoliators USAGE EXAMPLESForests from New England to the West Coast are jeopardized by invasive pests that defoliate and kill trees. Seattle Times(Dec 06, 2016) The invasive insects that defoliate trees are expected to emerge in Rhode Island this week, not long after having been spotted in Massachusetts. Seattle Times(Nov 22, 2016) As a result, their fields are still too wet to reach, and plants they already defoliated could see some regrowth. Washington Times(Nov 17, 2016) 1adj deprived of leaves Syn defoliated leafless having no leaves 2v strip the leaves or branches from defoliate the trees with pesticides Hyper bare, denudate, denude, strip lay bare |
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