denude
verb [ T ] uk/dɪˈnjuːd/ us/dɪˈnuːd/
使（尤指土地）裸露，使光秃
to remove the covering of something, especially land
The countryside has been denuded by war. 战争导致乡间一片荒芜。
Drought and years of heavy grazing by sheep have completely denuded the hills of grass. 由于干旱和羊群的连年啃食，山上已是寸草不生。
夺走，夺去
to remove a valuable possession or quality
Any further cuts in the country's armed forces would leave its defences dangerously denuded. 进一步裁军将使该国的国防处于毫无还手之力的危险境地。