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耗竭

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Example

As a Verb

exhaust; expend; use up; deplete

1
Yǒuxiē
有些
zhìxué
地质学
jiā
céngjīng
曾经
rènwéi
认为
kuàngcáng
矿藏
jīng
已经
hàojié
耗竭
  

Some geologists felt that mines had been exhausted.

2
yuán
资源
hàojié
耗竭

be depleted/drained of natural resources

3
Rén
人力
hàojié
耗竭

be drained of manpower