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单词 overexploit
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overexploit

verb

over·​ex·​ploit ˌō-vər-ik-ˈsplȯit How to pronounce overexploit (audio)
-ˈek-ˌsplȯit
overexploited; overexploiting

transitive verb

: to exploit (something, such as a natural resource) to an excessive degree
More than half of the fish stocks in the region are being overexploited. Greenpeace.org
… the future costs of overexploiting the aquifers … Exequiel Ezcurra and Marisa Mazari-Hiriart
overexploitation
ˌō-vər-ˌek-ˌsplȯi-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce overexploit (audio)
noun
plural overexploitations
overexploitation and pollution pose serious threats to both sharks and rays. Kelly Marion

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

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