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1. decimate

1. 每十人杀一人, 大批杀害：The wind chopped to the west. 风突然转西向了. | 12) Decimate 每十人杀一人, 大批杀害 | The fawns decimated my sister's rose bushes. 小鹿弄坏了我姐姐的玫瑰花丛

2. 大批杀死：cut throat切断喉管 | decimate大批杀死 | drug毒品

3. 分样;十中抽一;取十分之一：decimalsystem 十进制 | decimate 分样;十中抽一;取十分之一 | decimation-in-frequency 十进制分频

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4. 毀掉大部分：Plantarium 天文館 | decimate 毀掉大部分 | Rose Spit 玫瑰灣

1. 大批杀死;大量毁灭
    To decimate something such as a group of people or animals means to destroy a very large number of them.

    e.g. The pollution could decimate the river's thriving population of kingfishers...
           污染可能会造成河边大量繁殖的翠鸟大批死亡。
    e.g. British forces in the Caribbean were being decimated by disease.
           加勒比海地区的英国部队有大批的人病死。

2. 严重削弱，大幅缩减(系统或机构)
    To decimate a system or organization means to reduce its size and effectiveness greatly.

decimate

    e.g. ...a recession which decimated the nation's manufacturing industry.
           使该国制造业元气大伤的经济衰退

1. kill in large numbers

    e.g. the plague wiped out an entire population

    Synonym: eliminateannihilateextinguisheradicatewipe outcarry off

2. kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies