The oil is being depleted.
石油正在消耗。
Running the heater all night depleted the battery.
整夜开着暖气把电池耗光了。
Overfishing has depleted the fish in many oceans.
过度捕捞已使许多海域的鱼类枯竭。
After the long hike, our water supply was nearly depleted.
长途徒步后，我们的饮用水几乎用完了。
Which of the following words is a synonym for “deplete”?
C — Exhaust. “deplete” means v. use up
Running the air conditioner all day can quickly ______ our electricity.
A — deplete. “deplete” means v. use up
deplete — v. use up. In Chinese: 耗尽，用尽.
deplete is pronounced /dɪˈpliːt/. It breaks into 2 syllables: de · plete.
“deplete” means use up. Examples: (1) The oil is being depleted. (2) Running the heater all night depleted the battery. (3) Overfishing has depleted the fish in many oceans. (4) After the long hike, our water supply was nearly depleted.
exhaust, drain — all close in meaning to deplete (v. use up).
Yes. deplete appears on the iSEE Vocab Lower list, which covers 600+ words for the ISEE and SSAT.
de(down)+plete(fill)