deforest

英 [ˌdiː'fɒrɪst] 美 [ˌdiː'fɔːrɪst]

• v. 采伐森林；清除树林

英英释义

Verb:

1. remove the trees from;

   "The landscape was deforested by the enemy attacks"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. I intend that humans cease to deforest and reforest those regions that have been deforested.
   我希望人类停止滥砍伐,并对那些已经过度砍伐的森林重新造林。
2. There was no option but to deforest the area.
   惟一的选择就是砍掉树林。

近反义词

【近义词】

• log 原木
• denude 剥光
• strip 剥去
• desolate 荒凉的
• devastate 毁坏
• lay waste 荒芜(尚未开垦)...
• disafforest 废林
• disforest 开伐山林

【反义词】

• afforest 造林于空地