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deplete something of something collocation to reduce the amount of something necessary, in a way that is or will be harmful: Much of the region's soil has been depleted of its fertile nutrients and minerals. Overfishing has depleted the oceans of fish. See
deplete The illness depletes the body of important vitamins.这种疾病会消耗人体中重要的维生素。 In just one or two decades, the aquifer will have been depleted of usable water. Heavy drinking depletes the body of vitamin B1. As we get older our bones are depleted of calcium, which needs to be replenished. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Becoming and making smaller or less abridgment attenuate attenuated attenuating attenuation compress contraction dwindling ease ease someone's mindidiom ease up/off fall away halve reduce reducible reduction resize retreat trough tumble |