| 单词 | desertification |
| 释义 | desertification /di zerr'teuh fi kay"sheuhn/, n. Ecol. 1. the processes by which an area becomes a desert. 2. the rapid depletion of plant life and the loss of topsoil at desert boundaries and in semiarid regions, usually caused by a combination of drought and the overexploitation of grasses and other vegetation by people. Also, desertization /dez'euhr teuh zay"sheuhn/. Cf. aridification. [1970-75; DESERT1 + -I- + -FICATION] |
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