verb🔗Share10人に1人を殺す, 大量虐殺するTo kill one-tenth of a group, (specifically) as a military punishment in the Roman army selected by lot, usually carried out by the surviving soldiers."The Roman legion's mutiny was brutally suppressed; as punishment, they were decimated, with every tenth man chosen by lot and executed by his comrades. "ローマ軍団の反乱は残忍に鎮圧され、罰として、10人に1人がくじ引きで選ばれ、仲間によって処刑された。militaryhistorywargroupactionnumberChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share10分の1を殺す, 壊滅させるTo destroy or remove one-tenth of anything."The flu decimated the office staff, leaving only 90% of the employees able to work. "インフルエンザはオフィススタッフの10分の1を殺し、90％の従業員しか働けなくなった。militarydisasterwarhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share壊滅させる, 著しく減少させるTo devastate: to reduce or destroy significantly but not completely."The heavy rain decimated the tomato crop; most of the plants were ruined, but some still produced a few tomatoes. "大雨はトマトの作物を壊滅させ、ほとんどの植物はだめになったが、一部はまだいくつかのトマトを生産した。disastermilitarywarhistoryenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share十分の一税を徴収するTo exact a tithe or other 10% tax"The school district decimated its budget by requiring a 10% cut from all departments. "学区は、すべての部門から10％の削減を要求することにより、予算から十分の一税を徴収した。economyfinancebusinessgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share十分の一税を支払うTo tithe: to pay a 10% tax."The villagers decimated their harvest, giving one-tenth to the temple. "村人たちは収穫物の十分の一税を支払い、寺院に十分の一を納めた。numbereconomybusinessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share十進法にする, 10分の1にするTo decimalize: to divide into tenths, hundredths etc."The teacher decimated the long division problem into smaller, more manageable steps. "先生は長い割り算の問題を、より小さく、扱いやすいステップに分けました。mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share10分の1にする, 壊滅させるTo reduce to one-tenth: to destroy or remove nine-tenths of anything."The invasive insect population decimated the farmer's corn crop, leaving only a small fraction of plants standing. "侵入性の昆虫の個体数は農家のトウモロコシの作物を壊滅させ、わずかな植物だけを残しました。militarydisasterwarhistorynumberamountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share品質を下げるTo replace a high-resolution model with another of lower but acceptable quality."To improve website loading speed on mobile devices, the developers decimated the high-resolution product images, using smaller, compressed versions instead. "モバイルデバイスでのウェブサイトの読み込み速度を改善するため、開発者は高解像度の製品画像を品質を下げ、代わりに小さく圧縮されたバージョンを使用しました。technologycomputingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
