deplete

deplete
[dɪˈpliːt]
verb
  1. [with obj.][often as adj. depleted]reduce the number or quantity of
    减少
    fish stocks are severely depleted.
    鱼的库存量严重减少。
    ■[no obj.]diminish in number or quantity
    缩减
    supplies are depleting fast.
    补给正在很快缩减。
    ■exhaust
    使精疲力竭
    avoid getting depleted and depressed.
    避免使自己精疲力竭和意志消沉。
派生
depletion
noun
语源
  1. early 19th cent.: from Latin deplet- 'emptied out', from the verb deplere, from de- (expressing reversal) + plere 'fill' (from plenus 'full')
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