The depredations of a person, animal, or force are their harmful actions, which usually involve taking or damaging something.
例句
Crops can be all too easily decimated by unchecked depredations by deer...任由鹿糟蹋會很容易把莊稼都毀了。Much of the region's environmental depredation is a result of poor planning.該地區的環境破壞大都是由于規劃不善造成的。
英漢詞典釋義
n.
劫掠,毀壞
Most southern towns have suffered from the reckless depredation of the armed gang.大多數南方城鎮都遭受過這幫武裝匪徒的魯蠻掠奪。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
2. (usually plural) a destructive action;
"the ravages of time""the depradations of age and disease"