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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

defoliation

/verb dee-foh-lee-eyt; adjective dee-foh-lee-it, -eyt/US // verb diˈfoʊ liˌeɪt; adjective diˈfoʊ li ɪt, -ˌeɪt //

落叶,脱毛,脱叶,脱皮

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    de·fo·li·at·ed, de·fo·li·at·ing.

    • : to strip of leaves.
    • : to destroy or cause widespread loss of leaves in, as by using chemical sprays or incendiary bombs, in order to deprive enemy troops or guerrilla forces of concealment.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    de·fo·li·at·ed, de·fo·li·at·ing.

    • : to lose leaves.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having lost its leaves, especially by a natural process.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as indevastation
Synonyms
confusion混乱,迷惑,混乱局面,困惑desolation荒凉,惆怅,荒芜,荒废havoc劫难,大祸临头,大破坏,大祸ravages蹂躏,摧残,破坏,摧残着ruin破坏,毁坏,毁掉,毁了demolition拆除,拆卸,拆迁,爆破depredation掠夺,掠夺行为,捕猎,采伐loss损失,亏损,损耗,丧失pillage掠夺,抢夺,抢劫,攫取plunder掠夺,劫掠,攫取,抢夺ruination毁灭,毁坏,废墟,破坏spoliation疏散,损毁,侵占,破产waste浪费,废物,废弃物,废弃

Examples

  • Therefore, trees deprived of their foliage are liable to perish, and they are injured in proportion to their defoliation.

  • The aphids were very numerous and unfortunately caused the defoliation of all the currants with the exception of the blacks.

  • The period of defoliation varies in different countries according to the nature of their climate.

  • Defoliation of seedlings and bearing trees often occurs in July and August.

  • Their labour often results in the complete defoliation of the tree.

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