deforestation
[,di,fɔrɪ'steʃən]
中文词源
- deforestation (n.)
- 1884, from deforest + -ation. Earlier was deforesting (1530s) which was a legal term for the change in definition of a parcel of land from "forest" to something else.
双语例句
- 1. He said Africa was suffering badly from deforestation: for every ten trees cut down, only one was planted.
- 他说非洲的森林砍伐现象非常严重:每砍伐10棵树,仅种植1棵。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. One percent of Brazil's total forest cover is being lost every year to deforestation.
- 由于滥伐,巴西的森林总覆盖面积正在每年减少百分之一。
来自辞典例句
- 3. Firewood scarity offers the most visible and dramatic example of deforestation's effects.
- 薪材短缺是毁林后果的最明显和最引人注目的实例.
来自辞典例句
- 4. The deforestation dilemma still cries for more commitment , clarity, and vision.
- 毁林的后果迫切需要更多的资助 、 清醒的头脑和真知灼见.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Haiti is an island nation a high population a history of deforestation.
- 海地是个岛国,人口甚多,滥伐森林的情况由来已久.
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