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over-extraction
noun[ U ]
(alsooverextraction)uk /ˌəʊ.vər.ɪkˈstræk.ʃən/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚ.ɪkˈstræk.ʃən/
the problem of removing too much of something such as a natural resource, especially by force: 过度开发
The over-extraction of the waters that once flooded the marshes has damaged this environment irrevocably.曾经淹没沼泽的水域的过度开采已经不可挽回地破坏了这个环境。
They are campaigning about the problems caused by over-extraction of oil and gas resources.
Many of our rivers are suffering from over-extraction, and some have become slow or dried up completely.
The waterways authority acknowledges that overextraction is one of the main issues.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Removing and extracting
ablate
abstract
abstraction
bowdlerization
bowdlerized
drain
extraction
extrication
filterable
filtration
fish something out
gouge something out
peel
rout someone out
scoop something out
slice
slice something off
snowploughing
suck
wipe
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