| 单词 | depletion |
| 释义 | depletion (once / 9502 pages) n When you think about depletion, think about a resource being decreased. Depletion is usually not a good thing; we worry about the depletion of the ozone and the depletion of the soil. Have you ever run out of gas or money? Then you know what it's like to be in a state of depletion. Your bank account is in a state of depletion if you've been taking a lot of money out of it. The world's oil reserves are moving closer to depletion as oil runs out. In any type of depletion, something is running low or running out. WORD FAMILYdepletion: depletions+/deplete: depletable, depleted, depletes, depleting, depletion USAGE EXAMPLESLater, the labs investigated whether nuclear war might cause dangerous climatic effects, such as catastrophic ozone depletion or “nuclear winter.” Salon(Dec 28, 2016) The new mine should enable the company to easily offset depletion in its older pits, he added. Wall Street Journal(Dec 19, 2016) The glucose would at least mitigate the ego depletion and sometimes completely reverse it. New York Times(Aug 17, 2011) 1n the state of being depleted Hypo|Hyper salt depletion loss of salt from the body without replacement (loss by vomiting or profuse perspiration or urination or diarrhea) thus upsetting the electrolyte balance temporary state a state that continues for a limited time 2n the act of decreasing something markedly Hypo|Hyper consumption, expenditure, using up the act of consuming something exhaustionthe act of exhausting something entirely draina gradual depletion of energy or resources burnupthe amount of fuel used up (as in a nuclear reactor) drawing, drawing offact of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source brain draindepletion or loss of intellectual and technical personnel decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down the act of decreasing or reducing something |
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