Word · Frequency #29466
desertification
荒漠化；沙漠化
核心释义
the gradual process by which fertile land becomes desert, usually caused by climate change or destructive use of the land
- 1.
荒漠化；因气候自然变化或人类活动而使地理区域变成沙漠的过程。
The process by which a geographic region becomes a desert, resulting from natural changes in climate or by human activity.
- 2.
可居住土地逐渐变为沙漠的过程；通常由气候变化或土地的破坏性使用引起
the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert; is usually caused by climate change or by destructive use of the land
荒漠化；因气候自然变化或人类活动而使地理区域变成沙漠的过程。；可居住土地逐渐变为沙漠的过程；通常由气候变化或土地的破坏性使用引起；(土壤)荒漠化；沙漠化
用法In use
Desertification is turning farmland into sand in many dry regions.
用法提示：此处 desertification 是名词，作句子主语，指土地荒漠化这一过程。
Planting trees can help slow the spread of desertification.
用法提示：desertification 作介词 of 的宾语，表示荒漠化现象。
Poor farming methods have made desertification worse in this area.
用法提示：desertification 作动词 made 的宾语，表示土地退化现象。
the dust storms in Korea are the result of rapid desertification in China
the desertification of [region]
desertification 是不可数名词，通常不带 a，也不常用复数。
The desertification of this region has accelerated over the past twenty years.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- combat desertification
- 防治荒漠化
- The international community must cooperate to combat desertification.国际社会必须合作防治荒漠化。
- land desertification
- 土地荒漠化
- Land desertification is threatening the livelihoods of millions of people.土地荒漠化正威胁着数百万人的生计。
- desertification process
- 荒漠化进程
- Overgrazing accelerates the desertification process.过度放牧加速了荒漠化进程。
- drought and desertification
- 干旱与荒漠化
- The Sahel region suffers from severe drought and desertification.萨赫勒地区遭受严重的干旱与荒漠化。
- desertification prevention
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
desert（沙漠）+ ification（…化）→ 土地一步步变成沙漠，就是荒漠化。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：环境科学、新闻报道、政策文件 该词是正式术语，通常用于环境科学、新闻报道或政策文件中，日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都以相同的重读元音 /eɪ/ 和后面的 /ʃən/ 结尾，因此与 desertification 押韵。注意 desertification 中的 desert 读作 /ˈdezət/（名词“沙漠”），而 dessert（甜点）读作 /dɪˈzɜːt/，拼写相似但发音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.