depauperate

vt. 使贫穷, 衰弱 a. 发育不全的, 衰弱的

发音

其它 /dɪˈpɔːpəɹət/
其它 /dɪˈpɔːpəɹeɪt/

词形变化

depauperated depauperates 三单 depauperates depauperating depauperating 现在分词 depauperated 过去式 depauperated 过去分词 more depauperate 比较级 most depauperate 最高级

别名

depaurate

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To impoverish.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    To stunt the growth of.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Having stunted growth

    生物 植物学
  2. 2.

    Impoverished.

    废旧
  3. 3.

    Having a limited biodiversity.

    2009, David Quammen, Where the Salmon Rule, National Geographic (August 2009), page 35, "...because of Kamchatka's isolation from mainland river systems, its streams are relatively depauperate of other fresh water fish, leaving Oncorhynchus species to face few competitors and predators."

词源

From the above adjective; see -ate for more. Equivalent to de- + pauper + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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