denude /dɪˈnjuːd/ ( denuding, denuded, denudes )

• 1. 

  V-T To denude an area means to destroy the plants in it. 伐光(某地的)植物 [正式]

  例：

  Mining would pollute the lake and denude the forest.

  采矿将会污染湖水并伐光森林。

• 2. 

  V-T To denude someone or something of a particular thing means to take it away from them. 剥夺 [正式]

  例：

  The embassy is now denuded of all foreign and local staff.

  这个使馆现在所有的外籍和本地员工都被解散了。