verb🔗Share杀一儆百, 处决十分之一 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. "罗马军团的叛乱被残酷镇压；作为惩罚，他们被处以“杀一儆百”的刑罚，每十个人中抽签选出一个，由他的战友们执行死刑。militaryhistorywargroupactionnumberChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share损毁十分之一，杀掉十分之一 To destroy or remove one-tenth of anything."The flu decimated the office staff, leaving only 90% of the employees able to work. "流感侵袭了办公室的员工，导致十分之一的人无法工作，只有百分之九十的员工能继续上班。militarydisasterwarhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share大量破坏, 严重削弱 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. "那场大雨严重破坏了番茄作物，大部分植株都毁了，但还是有一些结出了少量的番茄。disastermilitarywarhistoryenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share征收十分之一税，抽十分之一的税. To exact a tithe or other 10% tax"The school district decimated its budget by requiring a 10% cut from all departments. "学区通过要求所有部门削减百分之十的预算，相当于征收了十分之一的税。economyfinancebusinessgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share征收什一税，抽取十分之一的税。 To tithe: to pay a 10% tax."The villagers decimated their harvest, giving one-tenth to the temple. "村民们从收成中抽取十分之一作为什一税，献给了寺庙。numbereconomybusinessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share十分之一化，分成十分之几。 To decimalize: to divide into tenths, hundredths etc."The teacher decimated the long division problem into smaller, more manageable steps. "老师把这个长除法问题十分之一化，分解成了更小、更容易解决的步骤。mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share腰斩，大肆破坏 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. "这种入侵的昆虫几乎腰斩了农民的玉米作物，只剩下极少一部分植物还站立着。militarydisasterwarhistorynumberamountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share简化模型，降采样。 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. "为了提高移动设备上网站的加载速度，开发者们简化模型，降采样了高清产品图片，转而使用了更小、经过压缩的版本。technologycomputingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
