新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

deforest

英  [ˌdiːˈfɒrɪst]
    
美  [-ˈfɔːr-]

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • deforests , deforesting , deforested

    1[T 及物动词] 砍伐森林

    If an area is deforested, all the trees there are cut down or destroyed.

    双语例句

    例:

    the 400,000 square kilometres of the Amazon basin that have already been deforested.

    亚马逊河流域已遭砍伐的40万平方公里的森林。