de·for·estBrE /ˌdiːˈfɒrɪst/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdiːˈfɔːrɪst/ 🔊, /ˌdiːˈfɑːrɪst/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they deforest BrE /ˌdiːˈfɒrɪst/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdiːˈfɔːrɪst/ 🔊, /ˌdiːˈfɑːrɪst/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it deforests BrE /ˌdiːˈfɒrɪsts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdiːˈfɔːrɪsts/ 🔊, /ˌdiːˈfɑːrɪsts/ 🔊past simple deforested BrE /ˌdiːˈfɒrɪstɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdiːˈfɔːrɪstɪd/ 🔊, /ˌdiːˈfɑːrɪstɪd/ 🔊past participle deforested BrE /ˌdiːˈfɒrɪstɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdiːˈfɔːrɪstɪd/ 🔊, /ˌdiːˈfɑːrɪstɪd/ 🔊 -ing form deforesting BrE /ˌdiːˈfɒrɪstɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdiːˈfɔːrɪstɪŋ/ 🔊, /ˌdiːˈfɑːrɪstɪŋ/ 🔊 [usually passive] ~ sth to cut down and destroy all the trees in a place 砍掉（某地）的树林；毁掉（某地）的森林◆Two thirds of the region has been deforested in the past decade. 在过去十年里这个地区的森林有三分之二被毁掉。🔊🔊