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deplete sth
直接接宾语，表示耗尽某物。
The drought depletes the water supply.
干旱耗尽了供水。
耗尽；用尽；使枯竭
depletes — third person singular of deplete
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耗尽；用尽；使枯竭
use up resources or materials
The drought depletes the water supply.
干旱耗尽了供水。
减少数量；去除(某物中的某种物质)
To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something)
减少数量；去除(某物中的某种物质):
To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something):
清空或清除(某物中的某种物质)
To empty or purge (something of a substance).
数量或强度减少；被消耗
To diminish in quantity or strength; to be consumed.
deplete
Base
原形
depletes
3rd person
第三人称单数
depleting
-ing
现在分词
depleted
Past
过去式
depleted
Past participle
过去分词
The process depletes natural resources.
这个过程消耗自然资源。
The drought depleted the water supply.
干旱耗尽了供水。
They have depleted their savings.
他们已经耗尽了积蓄。
The population is depleting rapidly.
人口正在迅速减少。
常用被动语态，如 be depleted
Overfishing has severely depleted the fish population in the lake.
过度捕捞已严重耗尽了湖中的鱼类资源。
Running the air conditioner all day depletes the battery in the car.
整天开着空调会耗尽汽车电池的电量。
The long drought is depleting the village's water supply.
长期干旱正在耗尽村庄的供水。
直接接宾语，表示耗尽某物。
The drought depletes the water supply.
干旱耗尽了供水。
使用介词of，表示从某处耗尽某物。
The illness depletes the body of essential nutrients.
疾病耗尽体内必需的营养素。
被动形式，表示某物被耗尽。
The resources are depleted.
资源耗尽了。
Not this
Resources deplete quickly.
Use this
Resources are depleted quickly.
deplete 是及物动词，意为“耗尽”，不能单独作不及物动词使用。在描述资源被耗尽时，应用被动语态 be depleted。
Not this
We should not deplete of natural resources.
Use this
We should not deplete natural resources.
deplete 是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词 of。加了 of 是错误的，除非用于被动结构 be depleted of。
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耗尽资源
The rapid industrialization has depleted natural resources in the region.
快速的工业化耗尽了该地区的自然资源。
耗尽供应品
The prolonged drought has depleted water supplies in many areas.
长期的干旱耗尽了许多地区的供水。
消耗臭氧层
CFCs are known to deplete the ozone layer.
氯氟烃被认为会消耗臭氧层。
耗尽库存
The store's inventory was depleted after the holiday sale.
假日促销后，商店的库存被耗尽了。
耗尽能量
Running a marathon can deplete your energy reserves.
跑马拉松会耗尽你的能量储备。
耗尽资金
The expensive project depleted the company's funds.
这个昂贵的项目耗尽了公司的资金。
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de（去掉）+plete（充满），把充满的东西去掉，就是耗尽。
通常用于正式或学术语境，如资源消耗、能源枯竭等。
All listed words share the /iːt/ ending sound with 'deplete'. Spelling patterns vary (-plete, -lete, -pete, -olete) but all rhyme.
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