单词 | denude |
释义 | denude (dɪnjuːd , US -nuːd ) Word forms: denudes , denuding , denuded 1. verb To denude an area means to destroy the plants in it. [formal] Mining would pollute the lake and denude the forest. [VERB noun] Many hillsides had been denuded of trees. [be V-ed of n] Synonyms: strip, expose, bare, uncover 2. verb To denude someone or something of a particular thing means to take it away from them. [formal] The Embassy is now denuded of all foreign and local staff. [VERB noun + of] In such areas we see villages denuded of young people. [VERB-ed] |
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