defoliate

英 [diː'fəʊlɪeɪt]美 [,di'folɪet]

vt. 使落叶

vi. 落叶

英文词源

defoliate (v.)

1793, perhaps a back-formation from defoliation. Earlier in this sense was defoil (c. 1600). Related: Defoliated; defoliating.

双语例句

1. The tree is leafless [ defoliate ] .

这棵树 秃 了.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. Dioxin was the ingredient in Agent Orange, used to defoliate Vietnam.

越南战场上用于毁灭林区的“橙剂”，其成分是二氧杂芑。

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