overpopulate
🇬🇧/ˌəʊvəˈpɒpjʊˌleɪt/ 🇺🇸/ˌoʊvərˈpɑːpjuleɪt/
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cause to have too great a population; "Some towns in New Jersey are becoming overpopulated"
verb [vt. 及物动词] 使人口过剩；使人口过密
If these great cats become extinct, the smaller animals they prey upon will overpopulate the forests. 如果这些大型猫科动物灭绝了，那么它们捕食的小型动物将会使森林中物种的密度过高。
后缀: ate
【verb/adjective】 表示使成为或具有某种特性的 - indicating to make or become
原词: overpopulate
是通过后缀 【ate】 构成的派生词
