deplete
[di'pli:t]
vt. 耗尽, 使衰竭

[医] 排除, 减

1. This expense has depleted our funds.
   花费已使资金剩.
2. Our stock of food is greatly depleted.
   食储备已消耗殆尽.
3. Illness may deplete your strength.
   疾病耗损体。

deplete
[ verb ]
use up (resources or materials)
<verb.consumption> consume eat eat up exhaust run through use up wipe out
this car consumes a lot of gasWe exhausted our savings
They run through 20 bottles of wine a week




Deplete \De*plete"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depleted}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Depleting}.] [From L. deplere to empty out; de- +
plere to fill. Forined like replete, complete. See {Fill},
{Full}, a.]
1. (Med.) To empty or unload, as the vessels of human system,
by bloodletting or by medicine. --Copland.

2. To reduce by destroying or consuming the vital powers of;
to exhaust, as a country of its strength or resources, a
treasury of money, etc. --Saturday Review.