| 释义 |
overgrazed, ppl. a.|ˈəʊvəˌgreɪzd|
[over- 27.]
Of grassland: made susceptible to erosion by the destruction of vegetation through excessive grazing. Also fig.
1929Weaver & Clements Plant Ecol. vii. 142 The latter [sc. dominant species] are handicapped..in over⁓grazed mixed prairie. 1949Pacific Discovery July–Aug. 2/1 In the South I have seen cattle tracks in overgrazed land become gullies ten feet deep. 1972‘G. North’ Sgt. Cluff rings True i. 10 Thin, patchy grass, overgrazed, badly in need of lime. 1977Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Apr. 402/2 He [sc. Christopher Isherwood] may cover ground..that no doubt will be covered until there is not a blade of grass left on it when the PhD herd have moved on from the overgrazed 1920s. |