desertification

英 [dɪˌzɜːtɪfɪ'keɪʃn] 美 [dɪˌzɜːrtɪfɪ'keɪʃn]

• n. (土壤)荒漠化；沙漠化

英英释义

Noun:

1. the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert; is usually caused by climate change or by destructive use of the land;

   "the dust storms in Korea are the result of rapid desertification in China"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Overgrazing is the major cause of desertification worldwide.
   过度放牧是全球荒漠化的主要的原因。
2. The sandstorms is caused by desertification.
   沙尘暴是沙漠化造成的。
3. Turning cultivated land back into forests and pasture is a fundamental way to stem soil erosion and desertification in the long run.
   从长远来看，退耕还林或退耕还牧都是阻止沙漠侵蚀和沙漠化的基本途径。