overgraze
verb [ T ] environment specialized uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈɡreɪz/ us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈɡreɪz/
过度放牧，过度啃食（植被）
to eat too much grass in an area or to have too many animals eating grass in an area, which damages the environment
The pasture land had little grass on it, indicating that it had been overgrazed. 牧场上几乎没有什么草，说明已经过度放牧。
We can keep two ponies in the field, as long as they don't overgraze it. 我们可以在田里养两匹小马，只要它们不啃食过多的草。
See: overgrazing
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- Cows will overgraze the area and keep new plants from growing.
- We move the horses from pasture to pasture so we don't overgraze them.
- We will no longer let their cattle overgraze our fields.