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depletes
减少；耗尽；使枯竭
depletes is the third person singular of deplete.
核心释义
To reduce the amount of something, or to remove a substance from it.
- 1.
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)
- 2.
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):
- 3.
清空或清除(某物中的某种物质)
To empty or purge (something of a substance).
- 4.
数量或强度减少；被消耗
To diminish in quantity or strength; to be consumed.
（数量或强度）减少；被耗尽；减少数量；去除(某物中的某种物质)；减少数量；去除(某物中的某种物质):；清空或清除(某物中的某种物质)；数量或强度减少；被消耗
用法In use
Overfishing has severely depleted the fish population in this area.
用法提示：deplete 是及物动词，此处用过去分词 depleted 表示“使……大量减少”。
Using the heater all night depletes the battery quickly.
用法提示：depletes 是 deplete 的第三人称单数形式，表示“消耗、耗尽”。
The long journey had depleted their energy, so they rested.
用法提示：depleted 是 deplete 的过去分词，在句中与 had 构成过去完成时，表示“使……耗尽”。
Verb forms
base deplete · third person depletes · -ing depleting · past depleted · past participle depleted
常指资源、数量等被消耗减少。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- deplete resources
- 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。
- deplete supplies
- 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。
- deplete the ozone layer
- 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。
- deplete stocks
- 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。
- deplete energy
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
de（去掉）+plete（充满），把充满的东西去掉，就是耗尽。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于正式或学术语境，如资源消耗、能源枯竭等。
语法说明Grammar Note
作及物动词时后接宾语；也可作不及物动词，意为“耗尽、变枯竭”。常用被动式 be depleted；搭配 deplete A of B 表示“从A中耗尽B”。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the /iːt/ ending sound with 'deplete'. Spelling patterns vary (-plete, -lete, -pete, -olete) but all rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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