depletes

英 [dɪˈpliːts]

美 [dɪˈpliːts]

v.  大量减少; 耗尽; 使枯竭
deplete的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB （大量）减少，消耗
  Todepletea stock or amount of something means to reduce it.
  1. ...substances that deplete the ozone layer...
     大量消耗臭氧层的物质
  2. They fired in long bursts, which depleted their ammunition...
     他们长时间开火，耗尽了弹药。
  3. Most native mammal species have been severely depleted.
     大多数本地哺乳动物的数量都已经大大减少了。

双语例句

• Malnutrition impairs immunity, while infection often depletes nutrient and energy stores, in turn leading to more frequent and severe infections.
  营养不良能削弱免疫，而感染常常耗尽营养和能量储备，反过来导致更频繁和严重的感染。
• After your health depletes to40% you will slowly lose health until you die.
  在你的生命直低于40%时，你会慢慢掉血直到死亡。
• In this process a chemical reaction occurs that depletes the metal plates and chemicals in the solution.
  在这个过程中发生了某种化学反应，这反应消耗了金属板和溶液中的化学药品。
• This depletes the skin of oxygen and nutrients, such as vitamin A, that are important to skin health.
  那么皮肤中的氧含量和养分将会下降，例如维他命A，它对皮肤健康起重要作用。
• Rationale: Myocardial infarction ( MI) rapidly depletes the endogenous cardiac progenitor-cell pool, and the inefficient recruitment of exogenously administered progenitor cells limits the effectiveness of cardiac cell therapy.
  目的：心肌缺血导致内源性心肌祖细胞池迅速耗竭，通过注射外源性祖细胞的细胞治疗方法因为外源性心肌祖细胞不能有效地被招募到缺血部位而受到限制。
• But countries have a history of using, rather than managing, land, which depletes the organic content of soil and releases carbon dioxide into the environment.
  但是各国利用土地的历史比管理土地的历史更长，这耗尽了土壤中的有机成分并向环境中释放了二氧化碳。
• Studies have shown that parental stress weakens childrens brains, depletes their immune systems, and increases their risk of obesity, mental illness, diabetes, allergies, even tooth decay.
  研究表明，家长的压力不利于孩子的大脑和免疫系统，增加孩子肥胖、精神疾病、糖尿病、过敏乃至蛀牙的风险。
• Moreover, forcing oneself to focus only depletes energy.
  此外，强迫自己专注只会消耗精力。
• This process gradually depletes the stock of hair.
  这个过程中逐渐耗尽存量的头发。
• Stress depletes both energy and motivation.
  压力不仅消耗体力而且让你丧失动力。