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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.
这个地区的荒漠化在过去二十年里加剧了。
荒漠化；沙漠化
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荒漠化；沙漠化
the gradual process by which fertile land becomes desert, usually caused by climate change or destructive use of the land
The desertification of this region has accelerated over the past twenty years.
这个地区的荒漠化在过去二十年里加剧了。
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.
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
Desertification is turning farmland into sand in many dry regions.
在许多干旱地区，荒漠化正在把农田变成沙地。
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Planting trees can help slow the spread of desertification.
植树有助于减缓荒漠化的蔓延。
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Poor farming methods have made desertification worse in this area.
不良的耕作方法使这个地区的荒漠化更加严重。
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the dust storms in Korea are the result of rapid desertification in China
韩国的沙尘暴是中国快速荒漠化的结果。
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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.
这个地区的荒漠化在过去二十年里加剧了。
Large parts of Africa are affected by desertification.
非洲大片地区受到荒漠化的影响。
Desertification is caused by both climate change and unsustainable land use.
荒漠化是由气候变化和不可持续的土地利用共同造成的。
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Climate change is speeding up the dessertification of farmland.
Use this
Climate change is speeding up the desertification of farmland.
desertification 源于 desert（沙漠），指土地荒漠化；dessert 意为“甜点”，拼写和读音都不同。此处应使用 desertification。
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Many desertifications have been caused by overgrazing.
Use this
Much desertification has been caused by overgrazing.
desertification 是不可数名词，没有复数形式，也不能与 many 连用；应改为 much desertification，并保持谓语用单数 has。
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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。
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。
荒漠化进程
Overgrazing accelerates the desertification process.
过度放牧加速了荒漠化进程。
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。
荒漠化预防
Desertification prevention requires sustainable land management.
荒漠化预防需要可持续的土地管理。
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desert（沙漠）+ ification（…化）→ 土地一步步变成沙漠，就是荒漠化。
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。
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。
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