desertification
英 /dɪˌzɜːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ 美 /dɪˌzɝːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
- n. 荒漠化；沙漠化the process by which productive land becomes desert
Desertification has left the fields around our village bare.
荒漠化使我们村子周围的田地变得光秃秃的。
Sustainable farming practices can slow desertification by protecting soil and preserving vegetation in dry regions.
可持续的农业做法能够保护土壤、保留干旱地区的植被，从而减缓荒漠化。
搭配
combat desertification 防治荒漠化prevent desertification 防止荒漠化land degradation and desertification 土地退化与荒漠化
辨析提示
不可数名词；强调土地逐渐退化为荒漠。
词族
desert (n.)
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