defoliate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /diːˈfəʊliː(j)eɪt/   

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To remove foliage from (one or more plants), most often with a chemical agent. transitive
    — Agent Orange was used to defoliate jungle vegetation.
形容词 adj.
  1. Deprived of leaves; defoliated.

词形变化

defoliates present,singular,third-person defoliating participle,present defoliated participle,past defoliated past more defoliate comparative most defoliate superlative

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *de
Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
Proto-Italic *dē
Latin dē
Latin dē-der.
English de-
English foliate
English defoliate
From de- + foliate.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *de
Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
Proto-Italic *dē
Latin dē
Latin dē-der.
English de-
English foliate
English defoliate
From de- + foliate.
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