[N-VAR 可变名词]掠夺;破坏;蹂躏 The depredations of a person, animal, or force are their harmful actions, which usually involve taking or damaging something.
[usu with supp]
[FORMAL 正式]
Crops can be all too easily decimated by unchecked depredations by deer...
任由鹿糟蹋会很容易把庄稼都毁了。
Much of the region's environmental depredation is a result of poor planning.
该地区的环境破坏大都是由于规划不善造成的。
Oxford
dep·re·da·tion/ˌdeprəˈdeɪʃn; NAmEˌdeprəˈdeɪʃn/noun[usually plural ]( formal) acts that cause damage to people's property, lives, etc. 掠夺;劫掠depredationdepredationsdep·re·da·tion/ˌdeprəˈdeɪʃn; NAmEˌdeprəˈdeɪʃn/
LDC
depredationdep‧re‧da‧tion /ˌdeprəˈdeɪʃən/ noun [countable usually plural] formal
Word Origin
Examples
an act of taking or destroying something
WDF
depredation
[ˌdeprəˈdeɪʃn]
GRETOEFL
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掠夺(88%),破坏、蹂躏(12%)
n.掠夺;破坏,破坏痕迹
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