| 单词 | deplete |
| 释义 | deplete —depletable, adj. —depletion, n. —depletive, depletory /di plee"teuh ree/, adj. /di pleet"/, v.t., depleted, depleting. to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of: The fire had depleted the game in the forest. Extravagant spending soon depleted his funds. [1800-10; < L depletus empty (ptp. of deplere to empty out), equiv. to de- DE- + ple(re) to FILL + -tus ptp. suffix] Syn. use up, drain, reduce, consume, lessen. |
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