desertification
desertification — 名詞
1. the process in which farmland or other productive land slowly becomes dry and tu
沙漠化
土地因過度使用而變成沙漠的過程
the process in which farmland or other productive land slowly becomes dry and turns into a desert, often because of human activities such as too much farming, the loss of trees, or climate change
Desertification has forced thousands of families in the Gobi region to move to cities in search of work.
沙漠化迫使戈壁地區數千個家庭搬遷到城市找工作。
desertification + force [people] + to [move]
The United Nations report warns that desertification threatens the food supply of over a billion people.
聯合國的報告警告，沙漠化正威脅超過十億人的糧食供應。
desertification + threaten + [food supply]
Farmers in northern Kenya are planting rows of trees to stop desertification from destroying their soil.
肯亞北部的農民正在種植一行行的樹木，以防止沙漠化破壞他們的土壤。
The steady advance of desertification has made it impossible for villagers in Senegal to grow enough food.
沙漠化的持續蔓延，使得塞內加爾的村民無法種出足夠的糧食。
- land degradation
broader term that includes desertification plus other forms of environmental damage
- soil erosion
narrower term referring specifically to the loss of topsoil, which is one part of desertification
- reforestation
the opposite process — planting trees to restore land
- land restoration
the process of returning damaged land to a healthy, productive state
用法筆記
An uncountable noun used mainly in environmental science and news reporting. Commonly appears with verbs like 'fight', 'combat', 'prevent', 'slow', and 'reverse'. The term is broader than 'deforestation' — desertification includes soil degradation, water loss, and vegetation decline.