defoliate
v.(使)落叶
难易程度:
defoliate为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:defoliation 动词过去式:defoliated 过去分词:defoliated 现在分词:defoliating 第三人称单数:defoliates
词根
foli=leaf(叶子)
defoliate
/,di:'fəʊlɪeɪt; di`folɪ,et/
v [Tn] destroy the leaves of (trees or plants) 毁掉(树木或花草)的叶
*forests defoliated by chemicals in the air 被空气中的化学物质毁掉树叶的林木.
defoliate
v [T]formal
to use defoliant on a plant or tree