| 单词 | denude |
| 释义 | denude (once / 3569 pages) v When you denude something, you expose it by taking away what covers or protects it. Loggers who clearcut forests denude them of all trees. There are both natural and human-related ways to denude a piece of land or an area of the earth's surface. The erosion of sea water on the coast can denude beaches and coastlines, eroding and wearing them away. Pesticides used on large farms can denude entire regions of honey bees. The word comes from a Latin root, denudare, "to lay bare, strip, or expose," from de-, "away," and nudare, "to strip." WORD FAMILYdenude: denudate, denudation, denuded, denudes, denuding+/denudate: denudated, denudating/denudation: denudations/nude: denude, nudely, nudeness, nuder, nudes, nudism, nudity, seminude/nudism: nudist/nudist: nudists/nudity: nudities USAGE EXAMPLESDenuding regional authorities of their powers will deny local communities the chance to oppose new infrastructure programs like power stations or highways, they say. Los Angeles Times(Dec 03, 2016) After eight years in power, their party looks denuded of top-level talent. Economist(Nov 10, 2016) Set on a denuded but gloriously intricate spaceship that’s been overrun by something nightmarish, you’re trying to make sense of what’s happened, and why. Time(Sep 27, 2016) v lay bare denude a forest Syn|Hypo|Hyper bare, denudate, strip defoliate strip the leaves or branches from burn offclear land of its vegetation by burning it off clear remove |
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