defoliate

v. (使)落叶

发音

UK /diːˈfəʊliː(j)eɪt/

词形变化

defoliated defoliates 三单 defoliates defoliating defoliating 现在分词 defoliated 过去式 defoliated 过去分词 more defoliate 比较级 most defoliate 最高级

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To remove foliage from (one or more plants), most often with a chemical agent.

    及物

    Agent Orange was used to defoliate jungle vegetation.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Deprived of leaves; defoliated.

词汇关系

动词

上位词 4

strip bare denudate denude
形容词

近义相关 1

leafless

词源

From de- + foliate.

来源：wiktionary