desertification; land degradation
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to become desertified; to degrade into sandy land due to erosion or soil loss
Technical term used in environmental science and geography to describe the process of land degradation where soil sand content increases, making it unsuitable for vegetation.
Tuì退
gēng耕
huán还
lín林
，
fáng防
zhǐ止
tǔ土
rǎng壤
shā沙
huà化
。
Return farmland to forest to prevent soil desertification.
Guò过
dù度
fàng放
mù牧
dǎo导
zhì致
cǎo草
yuán原
dà大
miàn面
jī积
shā沙
huà化
。
Overgrazing has caused large areas of grassland to become desertified.
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Zhè这
piàn片
tǔ土
dì地
yǐ已
jīng经
yán严
zhòng重
shā沙
huà化
，
wú无
fǎ法
zhòng种
zhí植
zhuāng庄
jia稼
。
This land has already become severely desertified and cannot be used for growing crops.