deplete

动词 v.
/dɪˈpliːt/    /dɪˈplit/|/diˈplit/|/dəˈplit/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something) transitive
    — The winter storm quickly depleted the salt supply of the county.
  2. To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something):; To expend or separate a reactant. transitive
  3. To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something):; To reduce the amount of a substance with a medication or medical procedure or due to a illness. transitive
    — Certain medications can deplete vitamin D.
  4. To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something):; To use up, exhaust, or consume (power or resources). transitive
    — Its reserves have been invaded and depleted.
  5. To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something):; To decrease the amount of an isotope (in a mixture of isotopes). rare,transitive
  6. To empty or purge (something of a substance). transitive
    — The conservation project depleted the lake of algae.
  7. To empty or purge (something of a substance).; To clear a compound or solution (of a reactant). transitive
    — Cycling also produces layered scales, as repeated spallation further depletes the compound of Al and allows Cr₂O₃ formation.
  8. To empty or purge (something of a substance).; To clear a mixture of isotopes (of an isotope or isotopes). transitive
    — The by-product of this process, which depletes uranium of its most radioactive isotopes, is called depleted uranium (DU).
  9. To diminish in quantity or strength; to be consumed. intransitive
    — I noticed a couple of days ago how quickly the battery depletes.
  10. To diminish in quantity or strength; to be consumed.; To be expended or separated (of a substance). intransitive
    — As can be seen in Fig. 1.49, FS 21 rapidly depletes of Li⁺ near the surface during the exposure to a NaNO₃ melt and simultaneously enriches in Na⁺.
  11. To diminish in quantity or strength; to be consumed.; To undergo loss of an isotope. intransitive
    — Since uranium depletes in this process, it is called fissile fuel, nuclear fuel or simply fuel.

词形变化

depletes present,singular,third-person depleting participle,present depleted participle,past depleted past

词源

Borrowed from Latin dēplētus (“empty”), from depleō. First attested in 1716; originally a medical term.
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