Whole stretches of land were laid waste and depopulated.
一片片土地荒芜，人口减少。
牛津词典
The famine threatened to depopulate the continent.
饥荒可能会导致该大洲人口剧减。
King Ptolemy prohibited Hegesias from lecturing , lest he depopulate the country.
国王托勒密因此禁止何基西亚斯讲课, 以避免其哲学使国家人口下降. )
期刊摘选
The famine threatened to depopulate the continent.
饥荒可能会导致该大洲人口剧减。
柯林斯例句
"The epidemic depopulated the countryside"