deforest

verb

/ˌdiːˈfɒrɪst/

/ˌdiːˈfɔːrɪst/

[usually passive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they deforest	/ˌdiːˈfɒrɪst/ /ˌdiːˈfɔːrɪst/
he / she / it deforests	/ˌdiːˈfɒrɪsts/ /ˌdiːˈfɔːrɪsts/
past simple deforested	/ˌdiːˈfɒrɪstɪd/ /ˌdiːˈfɔːrɪstɪd/
past participle deforested	/ˌdiːˈfɒrɪstɪd/ /ˌdiːˈfɔːrɪstɪd/
-ing form deforesting	/ˌdiːˈfɒrɪstɪŋ/ /ˌdiːˈfɔːrɪstɪŋ/

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to cut down and destroy all the trees in a place砍掉（某地）的树林；毁掉（某地）的森林
- be deforested Two thirds of the region has been deforested in the past decade.在过去十年里这个地区的森林有三分之二被毁掉。

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