Denude



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 脱去, 剥蚀, 剥夺
• ［英］ v. 脱去, 剥蚀, 剥夺 ( to make bare or naked)
• ［类］ 反义词: cover ( 覆盖)
• ［记］ de+nude ( =naked, 赤裸的) -> 完全赤裸 -> 脱去
• ［同］ 同根词: nudism ( 裸体主义) ;nudity ( 裸体)
• ［例］ He was denuded of all pride.

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (denuded; denuding)

• Etymology: Middle English, from Latin denudare, from de- + nudus bare — more at naked
• Date: 15th century
• 1. to deprive of something important
• 2.
  • a. to strip of all covering or surface layers
  • b. to lay bare by erosion
  • c. to strip (land) of forests
• ? denudation noun
• ? denudement noun

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