to decimate
01
大量杀死, 毁灭
to kill large groups of people
Transitive: to decimate a group of people
语法信息
形态构成
派生
动作动词
规则
现在时
decimate
第三人称单数
decimates
现在分词
decimating
一般过去时
decimated
过去分词
decimated
例子
The invading army aimed to decimate the opposing forces during the battle.
入侵军队旨在在战斗中歼灭对方部队。
02
十抽一杀, 每十名士兵中处死一名
(in a Roman legion) to kill one in every ten soldier
Transitive: to decimate a group of soldiers
例子
The general decided to decimate the rebellious soldiers as a harsh punishment.
将军决定十分之一处决叛乱的士兵作为严厉的惩罚。
词汇树
decimation
decimate
decimal
