deforestation
[,di,f?r?'ste??n]
- n. 采伐森林；森林開伐
GRE低頻詞
英文詞源
- deforestation (n.)
- 1884, from deforest + -ation. Earlier was deforesting (1530s) which was a legal term for the change in definition of a parcel of land from "forest" to something else.
雙語例句
- 1. He said Africa was suffering badly from deforestation: for every ten trees cut down, only one was planted.
- 他說非洲的森林砍伐現(xiàn)象非常嚴(yán)重：每砍伐10棵樹，僅種植1棵。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. One percent of Brazil's total forest cover is being lost every year to deforestation.
- 由于濫伐，巴西的森林總覆蓋面積正在每年減少百分之一。
來自辭典例句
- 3. Firewood scarity offers the most visible and dramatic example of deforestation's effects.
- 薪材短缺是毀林后果的最明顯和最引人注目的實(shí)例.
來自辭典例句
- 4. The deforestation dilemma still cries for more commitment , clarity, and vision.
- 毀林的后果迫切需要更多的資助 、 清醒的頭腦和真知灼見.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Haiti is an island nation a high population a history of deforestation.
- 海地是個(gè)島國(guó),人口甚多,濫伐森林的情況由來已久.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)