deplete
动词 v.
英 /dɪˈpliːt/
美 /dɪˈplit/|/diˈplit/|/dəˈplit/
英文释义
动词 v.
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To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something)
— The winter storm quickly depleted the salt supply of the county.
- To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something):; To expend or separate a reactant.
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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.
— Certain medications can deplete vitamin D.
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To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something):; To use up, exhaust, or consume (power or resources).
— Its reserves have been invaded and depleted.
- To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something):; To decrease the amount of an isotope (in a mixture of isotopes).
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To empty or purge (something of a substance).
— The conservation project depleted the lake of algae.
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To empty or purge (something of a substance).; To clear a compound or solution (of a reactant).
— Cycling also produces layered scales, as repeated spallation further depletes the compound of Al and allows Cr₂O₃ formation.
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To empty or purge (something of a substance).; To clear a mixture of isotopes (of an isotope or isotopes).
— The by-product of this process, which depletes uranium of its most radioactive isotopes, is called depleted uranium (DU).
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To diminish in quantity or strength; to be consumed.
— I noticed a couple of days ago how quickly the battery depletes.
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To diminish in quantity or strength; to be consumed.; To be expended or separated (of a substance).
— 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⁺.
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To diminish in quantity or strength; to be consumed.; To undergo loss of an isotope.
— Since uranium depletes in this process, it is called fissile fuel, nuclear fuel or simply fuel.
词汇关系
词源
Borrowed from Latin dēplētus (“empty”), from depleō. First attested in 1716; originally a medical term.
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