| 单词 |
over-dredge |
| 释义 |
over-dredge, v.2|ˌəʊvəˈdrɛdʒ| [f. over- 27 + dredge v.1] trans. To dredge (for oysters, etc.) too much, so as to deplete the beds or waters. Hence ˌover-ˈdredging vbl. n.
1862Ansted Channel Isl. iv. xxii. (ed. 2) 509 M. Costa..has repeopled a number [of oyster beds]..exhausted by over⁓dredging. 1882Standard 18 Feb. 5/2 The beds were over⁓dredged, undersized oysters were brought to market. |

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