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deforestation是什么意思

deforestation

[,di,fɔrɪ'steʃən]

n. 采伐森林；森林开伐

英文词源

deforestation (n.): 1884, from deforest + -ation. Earlier was deforesting (1530s) which was a legal term for the change in definition of a parcel of land from "forest" to something else.

双语例句

1. He said Africa was suffering badly from deforestation: for every ten trees cut down, only one was planted.: 他说非洲的森林砍伐现象非常严重：每砍伐10棵树，仅种植1棵。

2. One percent of Brazil's total forest cover is being lost every year to deforestation.: 由于滥伐，巴西的森林总覆盖面积正在每年减少百分之一。

3. Firewood scarity offers the most visible and dramatic example of deforestation's effects.: 薪材短缺是毁林后果的最明显和最引人注目的实例.

4. The deforestation dilemma still cries for more commitment , clarity, and vision.: 毁林的后果迫切需要更多的资助、清醒的头脑和真知灼见.

5. Haiti is an island nation a high population a history of deforestation.: 海地是个岛国,人口甚多,滥伐森林的情况由来已久.