deplete

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deplete 指逐渐消耗或减少某物,使其几乎用尽或枯竭,常用于资源、能量或数量方面。

用法要点

句型搭配

deplete 通常用作及物动词,后接宾语,表示耗尽某物。常见句型为 "deplete + 名词",强调资源或数量的减少过程。

• deplete resources
• deplete energy
• deplete funds

介词用法

deplete 常与介词 of 连用,构成 "deplete something of something" 结构,表示耗尽某物中的特定成分。例如,耗尽土壤中的养分。

• deplete the soil of nutrients
• deplete the account of money
• deplete the body of vitamins

语域说明

deplete 在正式和学术语境中更常见,如环境科学、经济学或医学领域,描述资源枯竭或能量耗尽。日常对话中可用 "use up" 或 "run out of" 替代。

• deplete ozone layer
• deplete fossil fuels
• deplete immune system

基础例句

If we keep using water like this, we'll deplete the well soon.

如果我们继续这样用水,水井很快就会枯竭。

The long hike depleted my energy, so I need to rest.

长途徒步耗尽了我的体力,所以我需要休息一下。

Overfishing is depleting the fish stocks in this area.

过度捕捞正在耗尽这个地区的鱼类资源。

Don't deplete your savings on unnecessary things.

别把积蓄花在不必要的东西上,以免耗尽。

高级例句

The research indicates that deforestation is depleting biodiversity in tropical regions.

研究表明,森林砍伐正在耗尽热带地区的生物多样性。

Economic sanctions have depleted the country's foreign currency reserves significantly.

经济制裁已显著耗尽了该国的外汇储备。

Continuous exposure to stress can deplete the body's immune system over time.

长期承受压力会逐渐耗尽身体的免疫系统。

The company's aggressive expansion strategy risks depleting its capital resources.

公司激进的扩张策略有可能耗尽其资本资源。

高频搭配

verb

deplete resourcesdeplete energydeplete fundsdeplete suppliesdeplete stocks

adjective

severely depletedrapidly depletedcompletely depletedpartially depleteddangerously depleted

noun

resource depletionenergy depletionozone depletionfund depletionnutrient depletion

adverb

quickly depletegradually depletesignificantly depleterapidly depleteslowly deplete

preposition

deplete ofdeplete bydeplete throughdeplete fromdeplete due to

phrase

deplete the reservesdeplete the budgetdeplete the populationdeplete the soildeplete the water table

常见错误

❌ 错误:The battery is depleting.
✓ 正确:The battery is depleted.

deplete 是及物动词,通常需要宾语。正确用法应为被动语态 "is depleted" 表示状态,或使用 "is running out" 更自然。

❌ 错误:He depleted all his money.
✓ 正确:He depleted his savings.

deplete 更常用于抽象或大量资源,如 savings、resources。日常中 "spent all his money" 更合适,避免搭配不当。

近义词辨析

exhaust

exhaust 强调完全用尽,常指体力或资源彻底耗尽;deplete 更侧重逐渐减少的过程,可能未完全用尽。

The marathon exhausted my energy (完全耗尽) vs. Poor farming practices deplete soil nutrients (逐渐减少)。

drain

drain 常指液体流出或精力消耗,有流失的意象;deplete 更中性,广泛用于资源、数量减少,不限于液体。

The leak drained the water tank (液体流失) vs. Overuse depletes natural resources (资源减少)。