单词 | over-exploit |
释义 | over-exploitv. transitive. To exploit excessively; spec. to exploit (a natural resource) too quickly or to too great an extent. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [verb (transitive)] > exploit or take advantage of to take (the) advantagea1393 milk?1531 presume1580 to play upon ——1603 milch1614 to grow on or upona1616 play1656 impose1670 exploit1838 manipulate1862 over-exploit1899 slug1946 to get over1979 1899 Science 12 May 682/1 Astronomy is a science whose history may be said to have been over-exploited. 1922 W. Schlich Man. Forestry (ed. 4) I. 273 The more accessible areas of the merchantable forests have been considerably over-exploited in the past. 1952 G. Sarton Hist. Sci. I. xi. 296 The mines were overexploited in the fifth century. By the middle of the following century only old workings were open. 2000 Ethics & Environment 5 9 Development has to be pursued in such a manner that it does not over-exploit nature, jeopardize ecological balance, and thus threaten the survival of future generations. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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