deplete
vt. 耗尽, 使衰竭 [医] 排除, 减少
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教材释义与例句
耗尽，用尽；使衰竭，使空虚
释义与例句
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To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something)
耗竭
放血
弄空
及物The winter storm quickly depleted the salt supply of the county.
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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.
及物 医学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).
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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).
及物The conservation project depleted the lake of algae.
This drug can deplete the body of magnesium.
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To empty or purge (something of a substance).
To clear a compound or solution (of a reactant).
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To empty or purge (something of a substance).
To clear a mixture of isotopes (of an isotope or isotopes).
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To diminish in quantity or strength; to be consumed.
不及物I noticed a couple of days ago how quickly the battery depletes.
Depending on what you print, one color usually depletes faster than the others.
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To diminish in quantity or strength; to be consumed.
To be expended or separated (of a substance).
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To diminish in quantity or strength; to be consumed.
To undergo loss of an isotope.
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词汇关系
词源
Borrowed from Latin dēplētus (“empty”), from depleō. First attested in 1716; originally a medical term.
来源：wiktionary