defoliate
英 [diː'fəʊlɪeɪt]
美 [,di'folɪet]
英語の語源
- defoliate (v.)
- 1793, perhaps a back-formation from defoliation. Earlier in this sense was defoil (c. 1600). Related: Defoliated; defoliating.
例文
- 1. The tree is leafless [ defoliate ] .
- この木は禿げている.
- 2.Dioxin was the ingredient in Agent Orange，used to defoliate Vietnam.
- ベトナムの戦場で林を破壊するための「オレンジ剤」。その成分はダイオキシンである。
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