desertification
n. (土壤)荒漠化;沙漠化(等于 desertization)
例句
A third of Africa is under threat of desertification.
三分之一的非洲大陆面临着荒漠化的威胁。
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If we continue to destroy forests, land desertification will be an inevitable result.
如果我们继续破坏森林的话,土地沙漠化将会是必然的结果。
The expansion of desert-like conditions into areas where they did not previously exist is called desertification.
沙漠化是指类似沙漠的生态环境扩张到原本并没有沙漠的区域。