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单词 depletable
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
de•plete /dɪˈplit/USA pronunciation   v. [ + obj], -plet•ed, -plet•ing. 
  1. to decrease badly; use up the supply of:The drought has seriously depleted our water supply.
de•ple•tion /dɪˈpliʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]We were faced with the depletion of our supplies just before the battle.See -plet-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
de•plete  (di plēt),USA pronunciation v.t., -plet•ed, -plet•ing. 
  1. to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of:The fire had depleted the game in the forest. Extravagant spending soon depleted his funds.
  • Latin dēplētus empty (past participle of dēplēre to empty out), equivalent. to dē- de- + plē(re) to fill + -tus past participle suffix
  • 1800–10;
de•pleta•ble, adj. 
de•pletion, n. 
de•pletive, de•ple•to•ry  (di plētə rē),USA pronunciation adj. 
    use up, drain, reduce, consume, lessen.

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