及物动词十中抽一; 大批杀害

1. 每十人杀一人, 大批杀害：The wind chopped to the west. 风突然转西向了. | 12) Decimate 每十人杀一人, 大批杀害 | The fawns decimated my sister's rose bushes. 小鹿弄坏了我姐姐的玫瑰花丛

2. 大批杀死：cut throat切断喉管 | decimate大批杀死 | drug毒品

3. 分样;十中抽一;取十分之一：decimalsystem 十进制 | decimate 分样;十中抽一;取十分之一 | decimation-in-frequency 十进制分频

4. 毀掉大部分：Plantarium 天文館 | decimate 毀掉大部分 | Rose Spit 玫瑰灣

1. 大批杀死;大量毁灭
To decimate something such as a group of people or animals means to destroy a very large number of them.

e.g. The pollution could decimate the river's thriving population of kingfishers...
污染可能会造成河边大量繁殖的翠鸟大批死亡。
e.g. British forces in the Caribbean were being decimated by disease.
加勒比海地区的英国部队有大批的人病死。