及物动词耗尽，用尽; 使枯竭; [医]减液，放血
不及物动词耗尽; 减少，损耗
deplete
1. 耗尽,使空竭：depart 离开,放弃 | deplete 耗尽,使空竭 | deploy 部署,展开
2. 耗尽：repletion充满 | deplete耗尽 | reprehend谴责v
3. 耗尽,弄空：complete 完全的 | deplete 耗尽,弄空 | complement 补偿,弥补,补充
4. 衰竭：除镀 deplating | 衰竭 deplete | 衰竭区 depleted area
1. （大量）减少，消耗
To deplete a stock or amount of something means to reduce it.
e.g. ...substances that deplete the ozone layer...
大量消耗臭氧层的物质
e.g. They fired in long bursts, which depleted their ammunition...
他们长时间开火，耗尽了弹药。
1. But unchecked population growth can deplete resources at a speed faster than we could have ever imagined.
2. This initiative made the public believe giving blood would deplete the body - hence, the offer of rest and extra food - and this reduced donations.
3. deplete
3. Traders and analysts expect oil prices to increase further in the coming winter months when real demand starts to deplete existing inventories.
4. Beijing's ladies are no strangers to the healing properties of a facial, but regular spa visits can deplete the wallet.
5. China's steel production climbed to a record in August, leading steel makers to deplete iron ore supplies.
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6. They say the opening of so many fashionable stores will deplete its historic significance.
7. The Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer has called for the world to stop using and consuming two major ODS by 2010.
verb
1. deplete的反义词
1. use up (resources or materials)
e.g. this car consumes a lot of gas
We exhausted our savings
They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
Synonym: consume eat up use up eat exhaust run through wipe out