decimate
verb [ T usually passive ] uk/ˈdes.ɪ.meɪt/ us/ˈdes.ə.meɪt/
毁灭,大量杀戮;大幅削减
to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely
Populations of endangered animals have been decimated. 濒危动物的数量已经大幅减少。
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