新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

deforestation

英  [diːˌfɒrɪsˈteɪʃən]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[U 不可数名词] 森林砍伐

    Deforestation is the cutting down and destruction of the trees in an area.

    双语例句

    例:

    One per cent of Brazil's total forest cover is being lost every year to deforestation.

    由于滥砍滥伐,巴西的森林总覆盖面积每年减少百分之一。