deplete

動詞

1. 1

   耗盡、用盡、消耗

   Years of overfishing have depleted the region's fish stocks.

   多年的過度捕撈已經耗盡了該地區的魚群資源。

2. 2

   使衰竭、使枯竭

   The long illness depleted her strength and left her exhausted.

   長期的病痛使她的體力衰竭，整個人疲憊不堪。

3. 3

   減少、降低正式

   Certain chemicals deplete the ozone layer high in the atmosphere.

   某些化學物質會使高空的臭氧層減少。