| 单词 | desertification |
| 释义 | desertification[ dih-zur-tuh-fi-key-shuhn ] / dɪˌzɜr tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR desertification ON THESAURUS.COM noun Ecology.the processes by which an area becomes a desert. the rapid depletion of plant life and the loss of topsoil at desert boundaries and in semiarid regions, usually caused by a combination of drought and the overexploitation of grasses and other vegetation by people. Also des·ert·i·za·tion [dez-er-tuh-zey-shuhn]. /ˌdɛz ər təˈzeɪ ʃən/. Compare aridification. Origin of desertificationFirst recorded in 1970–75; desert1 + -i- + -fication Words nearby desertificationdeserted, desert elephant, desert fathers, desert fever, deserticolous, desertification, desert iguana, desertion, desert island, desert locust, desert lynx Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for desertificationBritish Dictionary definitions for desertificationdesertification / (dɪˌzɜːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) / nouna process by which fertile land turns into barren land or desert Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for desertificationdesertification [ dĭ-zûr′tə-fĭ-kā′shən ] The transformation of land once suitable for agriculture into desert. Desertification can result from climate change or from human practices such as deforestation and overgrazing. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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