1. The land was denuded of vegetation.
    这块土地曾是不毛之地。

1. 剥下,脱去,剥夺：demur 反对,犹豫 | denude 剥下,脱去,剥夺 | depart 离开,放弃

2. 使裸露：delimit 劃定界限 | denude 使裸露 | depicture 描繪,描述

3. 剥夺：denudation 剥下 | denude 剥夺 | denumerable 可数的

4. 遮蔽：obloquy 谩骂 | denude 遮蔽 | deplore 悲痛,哀悼, 指责

1. 使（地表）裸露;使光秃
    To denude an area means to destroy the plants in it.

    e.g. Mining would pollute the lake and denude the forest...
           采矿会污染湖水，毁掉森林。
    e.g. Many hillsides had been denuded of trees.
           许多山坡上都已经光秃秃的，没有任何树木了。

2. 剥夺;夺去
    To denude someone or something of a particular thing means to take it away from them.

    e.g. The Embassy is now denuded of all foreign and local staff...
           现在大使馆里所有的外国和当地工作人员都清空了。
    e.g. In such areas we see villages denuded of young people.
           在这些地区，我们在村子里根本看不到年轻人。

1. lay bare

    e.g. denude a forest

    Synonym: baredenudatestrip